Relationships

Relationships

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7mins
Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec breaks down why the traditional idea of mentorship is not only outdated, but actively getting in the way of your growth.
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58mins
Alain de Botton argues that our romantic lives are shaped more by the emotional patterns we learned in childhood than by destiny.
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16mins
"Being connected to another person makes us feel safer and keeps our bodies at a kind of physiologic equilibrium that promotes health."
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1hr 42mins
“Why would adding shame and blame help me improve my behavior?”
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21mins
“The idea is that we move from a place of wanting the world to conform to what we like [towards] not needing other people to be different from who they are.”
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16mins
“No matter what their gods were, what they did for a living, what they wore, the songs they sang, everything varies except love, and everybody loves.”
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2mins
Is gratitude to a deity different from gratitude to other people? Psychology and neuroscience professor Sarah Schnitker explains.
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7mins
A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist discuss how emotions are stories built from old experiences.
Unlikely Collaborators
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2mins
Happiness researchers Robert Waldinger MD, Tal Ben-Shahar PhD, and Peter Baumann explain why the happiest people aren’t happy all the time.
Unlikely Collaborators
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6mins
“What did you win? You won awkward silence. You won their contempt. You won the first to apologize. When you win an argument, you will lose their confidence, you will lose their respect, you will lose the connection.”
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2mins
Your body language sends messages before your mouth does. Author Robert Greene and negotiation expert Daniel Shapiro PhD explain the key characteristics of nonverbal power and emotional presence that shape how others perceive you.
Unlikely Collaborators
1hr 1mins
“We can make ourselves more likely to be happy by building a life that includes the conditions that make for happiness.”
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4mins
“Most of us aren't sure what to think about everything, but we don't really see that modeled anywhere, right? You're supposed to know for sure, and there's very little intellectual humility on social media or on TV.”
7mins
Have we evolved to understand multiple rejections on Bumble, or survive more than one ghosting from Tinder? Christine Emba explores the sociology of modern dating and how to make them more ethical.
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7mins
Challenging the loneliness stigma can change your life. Here’s how to start.
Unlikely Collaborators
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2mins
Traditional definitions of wellbeing focus on the absence of mental illness or disease. But true wellbeing goes beyond that, says this neuroscientist.
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3mins
There’s never been more ways to connect with the people in our lives — so why are we lonelier than ever?
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7mins
“Happiness is NOT about feelings.” Harvard happiness expert Arthur Brooks debunks the biggest myths about humanity’s most sought-after state, and explains how to actually get it.
24mins
Mating, monogamy, and maximizing your sexual potential explained by 3 sex experts.
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15mins
Harvard has conducted an 85-year-long study on what makes humans happy. Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger explains what they found.
BetterHelp
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5mins
60% of people feel disconnected. Harvard professor Robert Waldinger addresses the science behind humanity’s loneliness epidemic and suggests ways to solve it.
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8mins
Eastern religion meets Western psychology: meet the Harvard professor who’s also a Zen priest as he explains how to relieve suffering using both faith and neuroscience.
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10mins
Bo Seo, Esther Perel, and Dan Shapiro share their tips for arguing better.
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12mins
Thinkers like Richard Reeves, Louise Perry, and Judith Butler discuss parenthood and the future of the sexual revolution.
BetterHelp
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10mins
People are having less sex than ever. 3 experts explain the keys to maintaining a passionate relationship.
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5mins
Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.
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8mins
Americans without friends have increased 400% in recent years. Here’s why.
9mins
Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.
8mins
Your brain on sex, love, and rejection with biological anthropologist Helen Fisher.