Do I exist if I’m not on social media? How does technology affect our happiness? Are people becoming more narcissistic? Are they becoming too weak-minded?
In this week’s episode, I enlist my old friend and host of the wildly popular The Psychology Podcast, Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD. to dissect our psyche in the social media age.
Reflecting on his personal experience and drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Scott asks—and answers—questions that might reveal aspects of yourself you never knew were there, and set you on the path to a better life.
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Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive psychologist, author, and host of The Psychology Podcast. He’s authored/co-authored nine books, including Transcend and Wired to Create. Learn more about him at: www.scottbarrykaufman.com
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:50 Scott’s time in special education
00:05:25 Scott’s take on standardized testing
00:07:43 What’s neurodivergence?
00:09:49 Our collective search for identity
00:12:55 “Confident vulnerability”
00:18:37 Social media and our mental health
00:20:46 Do we exist without social media?
00:23:25 Status games in academia and social media
00:26:50 Scott’s break from Twitter
00:28:35 Mastery goals versus performance goals
00:29:38 Pitfalls of the growth mindset
00:32:43 “Everything is trauma”
00:34:33 The different faces of authenticity
00:36:14 Can we have multiple selves?
00:38:57 Unlocking your life with behavioral activation
00:46:31 Today’s victimhood culture
00:51:43 Fuck, Marry, Kill #1
00:54:57 Does therapy work?
00:58:45 Fuck, Marry, Kill #2
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In this week’s episode, I enlist my old friend and host of the wildly popular The Psychology Podcast, Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD. to dissect our psyche in the social media age.
Reflecting on his personal experience and drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Scott asks—and answers—questions that might reveal aspects of yourself you never knew were there, and set you on the path to a better life.
___
Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive psychologist, author, and host of The Psychology Podcast. He’s authored/co-authored nine books, including Transcend and Wired to Create. Learn more about him at: www.scottbarrykaufman.com
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:50 Scott’s time in special education
00:05:25 Scott’s take on standardized testing
00:07:43 What’s neurodivergence?
00:09:49 Our collective search for identity
00:12:55 “Confident vulnerability”
00:18:37 Social media and our mental health
00:20:46 Do we exist without social media?
00:23:25 Status games in academia and social media
00:26:50 Scott’s break from Twitter
00:28:35 Mastery goals versus performance goals
00:29:38 Pitfalls of the growth mindset
00:32:43 “Everything is trauma”
00:34:33 The different faces of authenticity
00:36:14 Can we have multiple selves?
00:38:57 Unlocking your life with behavioral activation
00:46:31 Today’s victimhood culture
00:51:43 Fuck, Marry, Kill #1
00:54:57 Does therapy work?
00:58:45 Fuck, Marry, Kill #2
https://instagram.com/markmanson/
https://twitter.com/IAmMarkManson
https://facebook.com/Markmansonnet/
https://linkedin.com/in/markmanson/
https://www.tiktok.com/@iammarkmanson
Theme Song: "Throne" by Bring Me The Horizon
License ID: wp25vZw1qOe
https://lickd.lnk.to/rg0NtqID!Mark+Manson
