#662 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 18 Psychology Lessons To Understand People Better | Modern Wisdom

This podcast episode explores a variety of topics, including the dangers of social media, the elusive nature of happiness, the importance of appreciation and gratitude, the fallacy of Alpha History Fantasy, the dangers of idealizing the past, the risks of activism, the phenomenon of opinion shopping, the mismatch theory, the concept of disrationalia, the tendency for people to rely on previously successful approaches even when they may no longer be optimal, and the dangers of creating unrealistic and unrelatable characters. The episode concludes by discussing the importance of ethics and the luxury of making ethical choices.

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#662 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 18 Psychology Lessons To Understand People Better

Modern Wisdom

Decoding Twitter's Idiocy: The Perils of Over-Interpreting Tweets

The Dangers of Social Media: Untamed Frisson and the Boomer Effect

The Fallacy of Happiness: The Carrot on a Stick

Appreciation and Gratitude: The Key to Happiness

Alpha History Fantasy: Debunking the Myth of a Better Past

The Illusion of the Past: Why Idealizing the Past Prevents Progress

Identity Crisis in Activism: Tying Self-Worth to Fighting Injustices

Opinion Shopping: The Art of Confirming Your Biases

Media Bias: How Experts and Academia Can Deceive and Mislead

The Mismatch Theory: How Our Brains Are Out of Sync with the Modern World

The Pitfalls of Intelligence: Disrationalia and the Importance of Intelligent Goals

Vestigial Pattern Bias: How Our Past Learning Limits Our Future Growth

The Perils of Social Media: Oppression Olympics and Sadfishing

The Pathologization Pandemic: People Pretending to Have Illnesses for Attention

Empathy in Storytelling: The Perils of Focusing on Sympathy Alone

The Pitfalls of Creating Unrelatable Characters: The Dangers of Mary Sues and the Value of Flaws

The Horrific History of Presentism: From Slavery to Factory Farming

Ethics and the Luxury of Choice: Exploring Contextual Morality and Animal Consumption

#662 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 18 Psychology Lessons To Understand People Better

Modern Wisdom

00:00Decoding Twitter's Idiocy: The Perils of Over-Interpreting Tweets

Decoding Twitter's Idiocy: The Perils of Over-Interpreting Tweets

08:27The Dangers of Social Media: Untamed Frisson and the Boomer Effect

The Dangers of Social Media: Untamed Frisson and the Boomer Effect

15:11The Fallacy of Happiness: The Carrot on a Stick

The Fallacy of Happiness: The Carrot on a Stick

21:49Appreciation and Gratitude: The Key to Happiness

Appreciation and Gratitude: The Key to Happiness

29:52Alpha History Fantasy: Debunking the Myth of a Better Past

Alpha History Fantasy: Debunking the Myth of a Better Past

36:25The Illusion of the Past: Why Idealizing the Past Prevents Progress

The Illusion of the Past: Why Idealizing the Past Prevents Progress

44:41Identity Crisis in Activism: Tying Self-Worth to Fighting Injustices

Identity Crisis in Activism: Tying Self-Worth to Fighting Injustices

52:09Opinion Shopping: The Art of Confirming Your Biases

Opinion Shopping: The Art of Confirming Your Biases

57:20Media Bias: How Experts and Academia Can Deceive and Mislead

Media Bias: How Experts and Academia Can Deceive and Mislead

1:03:20The Mismatch Theory: How Our Brains Are Out of Sync with the Modern World

The Mismatch Theory: How Our Brains Are Out of Sync with the Modern World

1:11:29The Pitfalls of Intelligence: Disrationalia and the Importance of Intelligent Goals

The Pitfalls of Intelligence: Disrationalia and the Importance of Intelligent Goals

1:18:48Vestigial Pattern Bias: How Our Past Learning Limits Our Future Growth

Vestigial Pattern Bias: How Our Past Learning Limits Our Future Growth

1:27:22The Perils of Social Media: Oppression Olympics and Sadfishing

The Perils of Social Media: Oppression Olympics and Sadfishing

1:34:54The Pathologization Pandemic: People Pretending to Have Illnesses for Attention

The Pathologization Pandemic: People Pretending to Have Illnesses for Attention

1:42:17Empathy in Storytelling: The Perils of Focusing on Sympathy Alone

Empathy in Storytelling: The Perils of Focusing on Sympathy Alone

1:50:42The Pitfalls of Creating Unrelatable Characters: The Dangers of Mary Sues and the Value of Flaws

The Pitfalls of Creating Unrelatable Characters: The Dangers of Mary Sues and the Value of Flaws

1:56:40The Horrific History of Presentism: From Slavery to Factory Farming

The Horrific History of Presentism: From Slavery to Factory Farming

2:02:19Ethics and the Luxury of Choice: Exploring Contextual Morality and Animal Consumption

Ethics and the Luxury of Choice: Exploring Contextual Morality and Animal Consumption