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A 1-euro coin and a piece of chocolate changed my life. Here’s a technique I implemented based on Andrew's advice, which drastically boosted my productivity and motivation. When I want to build a habit or tackle a long task, I break it down into mini-goals (for example, if I need to write 2,000 words, I set milestones at every 500 words). After reaching each milestone, I flip a coin. If it lands on heads, I reward myself with a small piece of chocolate to trigger a dopamine spike and create a habit-forming reward. If it lands on tails, I keep going until the next milestone. Additionally, during challenging moments, I mentally repeat, "This is tough, but I'm making progress toward my goal, and I love that. The effects were immediate: I can now create habits incredibly easily, and most importantly, I want to do these tasks, even if they’re difficult and require effort. Thanks, Andrew! (Sorry for my English, it’s not my first language.)
My own cynicism let me stop watching this podcast for a long time. I recently started listening again and have been working on the back log and this episode was awesome. Thank you for all these videos for free. You are a truly amazing person Andrew.
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Cynicism is the typical human response to having been hurt in the past, especially when you've been naïve. Some way protective. Mahalo for this perspective to somehow still navigate the real world ecology of limited economies. Post traumatic growth indeed.
Also it’s just the genetic default for people in general even if nothing’s gone wrong for you. A lot of the optimistic people likely died off and didn’t reproduce lol.
I can readily admit that I've become quite a cynical individual since graduating college in 2012. Life has not been great in any department of what we would consider "personal growth and development," and I definitely have difficulty shaking all of the perceived wrongs and injustices done unto me. I know I'm not alone in this either. Life just doesn't go smoothly for a lot of us and we lose our joy and compassion when we feel left out and isolated.
I would be so grateful if you could make an episode on introvertism and low self esteem. And how they can navigate in professional and personal life using scientific information. Communication and expression is such a big issue for them. The relationship between introvertism/ self esteem and genetics epigentics and culture.
My 25 yr old son is very cynical. I feel half because of his past trama and half due to social media. It got worse after being diagnosed with a chronic back disease and depression increasing. I could not even get him to watch this with me. A few min in he said "I'm a realist" and left the room 😔. Thank you for another awsome video! I learn so much from you. Thank you❤
TLDR: Try asking him to watch this or something similar of his choice alone since he seems more depressed than necessary. Unhinged high-detail version below: If you're breathing down his neck that would decrease any odds of him watching/ committing to anything personal. Especially if you're one of the reasons he's cynical, he will go out of his way to not take any advice from you for fear of any of your past percieved incompetence/ naivety causing harm to him again should he listen. If you're more interested in showing him you're right and he's wrong, you should go about it the same way again and breathe down his neck. If you're more interested in getting him to grow, tell him you think he's in a worse mood than he needs to be in and ask him to watch this or something else of a similar vein from a reputable source to truly check if he's cynical, realist or anything else. Ask him as a favour, don't tell him to or try to sell him on it. You can elaborate that if there's a mistake in his logic and he values being a realist, he will detect and correct it which can only be usefull and if his logic is solid, then he will only waste a few hours of his day without there being anything to learn. Give him space to grow *if he wants to.* Shoving your beliefs down others' throat is a surefire way to get them to do the exact opposite, look-up "reactance" as an emotional response. Think someone going out of their way to eat meat because of an annoying vegan. And lastly, we have a saying in my country that goes like this: "You can take by force, but you cannot give by force." So keep in mind that it's not up to you how things work-out for your fam, all you can really do is support them and give them the space to grow themselves if they so choose. Do let him know you worry. And do let him know that you think he's capable of solving his problems himself and you'd like to help in any way you can if he asks. I had these problems with me own mum and this is my best attempt at articulating what worked and what didn't so you might find something usefull here. Good luck out there! Sincerely - some guy from the Internet. o7
@@crbradbury8282 Thank you for the kind words! I do worry that it's one of those cases where "nobody asked" but I do feel a tad better now. Hope you have yourself a great day, stranger! o7
A few weeks ago, the sermon at church recalled the plight of the Corinthian church and the cynicism which had taken over the community. I started thinking at that time, due to a number of circumstances in my life to include the current political climate, that I too, had become a cynic. The timeliness of this podcast for me was excellent. I listened to the full two hours and plan to purchase Dr Zaki book. What I appreciated was not just the information but also the actionable items which Dr Zaki has implemented in his own life. I so appreciated his insight into the real v perceived differences between Republicans and Democrats. I honestly wish he were a guest on the cable news networks to talk about the fact that we really aren't that far apart....but then the cynic in me says networks are more concerned with ratings...if it bleeds it leads.....
I definitely needed this, especially since I'm still in undergrad and deal with a lot of "coattail riders" during group projects and whatnot. I also carry a tremendous amount of childhood trauma on my shoulders as I come from a broken family, so I've become extremely cynical to the point that I struggle to believe good things even when they're 1000% true. Through therapy and my own hard work, I've healed a lot from my past. But, because I don't let people in very often (if at all... I can't even remember the last time I invited a friend over to my house, and I don't have many friends to begin with), and I somehow get paired up with the laziest students in my classes for group projects every time, I'm very lonely and alone. Hardworking, stubborn, yet alone and not very fulfilled. This podcast came at a perfect time. I'll definitely be chewing on it a lot.
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!
Yes, dr.porassss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.
I was cynical throughout most of my twenties but I have been spending my 30s trying to take a step back, making music again and doing videos about my everyday adventures and trying to slow the fuck down. I'm not going to pretend like I don't stress constantly about bills and day-to-day stuff I'm determined to get back to the real me who loves people and life and not the false me who was mad at the world because I felt like everyone took something from me. I'm determined to get myself back because that's my responsibility to myself!
This has made me truly look at how I interact on social media. I’ve recently typed some things I’m not proud of and it’s because of this cynicism and seeing everyone who disagrees as an existential threat. I have a history of CPTSD and I believe when engaged in toxic encounters online my fight or flight mechanisms get triggered and I’ll convince myself that I’m actually fighting for my life over an ideological disagreement.
Inner child work is surprisingly good at addressing this. I’m betting you’ve had your fight for your reality since being little. This is a huge issue for many and is very painful being in a society that doesn’t listen to the hyper aware “tribesman” warning of the dangers. The thing about us is we tend to only see danger and it becomes a downer and we depress ourselves with this reality. I hear balance isn’t a thing…but a gratitude journal is. It’s a BRAIN balance tool for my pattern machine in my noggin’ (we seek what we look for) we are not wrong…but only half right. lol.
¡Hola Profe! Humans are extremely simple and complicated animals, with strong desire to belong to a herd.Choosing a herd is relatively easy.Independent thinking, or healthy scepticism on "case by case matter" is hard,takes a lot of effort and requires going against the herd.But it's way easier than making a bold choice not to be a part of any herd and risking being attacked by everyone and anyone.Thank You for all Your hard work and care for all of us.
I've always referred to myself as an optimistic cynic but this interview makes me consider whether I should rework that title. I don't necessarily think that people are inherently good or bad, but more so that it can be very easy for people to get corrupted by their circumstances and further perpetuate hurtful behavior. Basically there is an inherent cost to any level of trust and the cost only increases in dangerous environment, but the only way to decrease the cost is for more people to be willing and able to trust. I actually consider the strength of an individual by how much they are able to trust others even in adverse situations. I use this as a metric to push myself to be a more trusting person because I've seen that cooperative strategies are optimal in any environment, but it often takes work to overcome a lack of trust stemming from past betrayals.
There are far more good people than bad, but very few of either. Most people are mediocre. This means the bad will oftentimes prosper. I think Carl Elliott's experience is a better guide than this fluff. He is very much worth reading.
This is one of those very rare videos I wish everyone in this country could watch. This was really eye opening to my own personal biases. Dang. Good stuff fellas.
Another wonderful episode, thank you. Also your vulnerability on the diary of a ceo was really touching. I suffer from the same affliction of “letting go” broke my heart to hear the same pain in ur voice. I believe it’s a measure of the meaning. It’s really beautiful actually, but no less painful. Best of luck working on processing it better ❤️
Best podcast ever? Really made me analyze my own self limiting beliefs. I already knew a lot about political divisiveness being overly exaggerated but the interpersonal stuff was really fascinating. Humans mentalize ourselves and others, if that is painted in cynicism then we are really looking through soot colored glasses. Making our lives gray and dull unnecessarily
No way anyone would ever cure my cynicism and I don't even feel like listening to this. The previous podcast about learning was really excellent and gave me new hope that I can learn to play piano and speak some more foreign languages. Based solely on the great positive impact of the previous episode on my life and motivation, I'll give a go to this one later on ❤
It seems like it’s the perfect time for you to give this video a first listen. You can always listen to things more than once and starting it now may give you a push to come back to it. Try giving it a light listen while doing a task 😊
wow, wow, wow! I came here after hearing Dr. Zaki's appearance on The Happiness Lab podcast, and may I just say wow! This was an excellent watch, Dr. Huberman. Thank you for asking those questions on how to combat cynicism in practical ways... very helpful. In a world filled with cynicism, my hope always lies with you scientists!
I have felt so much better about the data I have heard here. I had been convinced that thinking positive about the majority of people and intentions are plain wrong mainly because of circumstances in the last ten years. It's hard work to remain a sceptic and I was starting to think that wanting to look at more detail before I make a conclusion was the reason of my inefficiency. I do need to re examine my cynicism of institutions. I absolutely loved this episode and it was unexpectedly enriching and as always enlightening. Still cannot thank you enough for your interest to engage the public in so much high quality research we would not have access to if it wasn't for this podcast.
In Jeanette Winterson's book Written on the Body, she writes of the comfort of other people's faith. Watching this, I am comforted by other people's optimism. Thank you Dr Huberman and Dr Zaki.
Every time I watch a Huberman Lab YT video and think how fantastic, mind bending and beneficial it is, and then another comes along and it is even more powerful. I will share this in hopes that people will grasp the importance of the message in the interaction between two brilliant minds. 👍Pema Chödrön In observing how I feel about sharing this I find I am anxious due to my friends and family being somewhat politically split. I find both sides to be very defensive with walls that have no door to pass information through. My mother used to say that if we couldn't sit down at the table and discuss our grievances we would never have peace in the family. My dad actually tape recorded some of these discussions over the years. Everyone had their turn to speak and compromise was highly encouraged. It doesn't create a utopia, but it discourages separation and resentments.
Thanks again Andrew, fantastic concept and guest. Evolving to great philosofy of behavior Science continues to validate it, we are not here to compete but to cooperate and to grow together. Darwinist vision of competition is not right, data shows benefits of cooperation , I think we feel it inside
Wow, so much to chew on ... grateful that we have people who dedicate their careers to offer up distinctions that allow us to deep dive into our own mindset and its presence in our culture.
As a researcher interested in the field of political economy and political behavior, I really appreciated Dr. Zaki’s tips on cultivating a “researcher” mindset in everyday life. Also, I will never again feel less intelligent just because I am a nice and approachable person. My only grain of skepticism comes from the potential social-desirability bias that may arise in surveys like those conducted by Dr. Zaki. People often want to appear as good or reasonable in the eyes of the researcher, so they may tend to give more moderate answers to controversial questions. I would have loved to hear how Dr. Zaki addresses this potential bias in his research.
I have a compelling proposal for Dr. Huberman❤ . One topic that has not yet been covered is reputation management and how to rebuild it when the news media has completely distorted someone’s professional image, making it tremendously difficult to secure a valuable job. This scenario is increasingly common, and it would be especially useful to explore ways to prevent it.😊😊
My mindset has become very negative about a lot of things the last few years and I was thinking I should start thinking more positively, then this pops up....
Thank you so much for this episode! I absolutely enjoy these topics and they are my favourite to learn about. This topic is very much a philosophy that I subscribe to and really think this is a key that can unlock a lot of great potential in people! Please bring back Dr Zaki for an episode on empathy! I am eagerly awaiting!
Honestly I was going to watch Martha Beck's talk this weekend, but after seeing your insta story today, I decided to go for this one, and WOW, such a great talk, so much to take in, thank you Dr. Zaki and Huberman. Will wait for empathy talk.
Such beautiful timing for me to see this video. I struggle with finding those who share the same prospects and wisdom, and this video helps me with the learning response I’m looking for within that kind of collaboration. I hadn’t felt lonely until I released the connections that were unhealthy in nature. I only entertained distractions because I was clinging to what was comfortable. But I will always long to see others the way they are meant to be seen under the exception that I’m not neglecting my own needs first. I see myself, I just hope one day that I can feel seen. Not because it must be transactional, but because I’m meant to have loving connections. I know it won’t feel so one sided forever.
I’m breaking out of certain observed patterns that have negatively manifested as I was being raised and have never really felt like I’ve had a proper teacher/educator. I’ve learned a lot through observing what was wrong, and by making my own mistakes. I’ve narrowed through that on what is right. I long to expand and I have so much information at my finger tips, but I can’t deny the absence of this stimulating connection feels unsubstantial and lackluster. I have to remind myself constantly that I’m not obtuse. Sometimes you need to write it all out waiting for ur sleep meds to kick in on a UA-cam comment section. The rest will eventually come through this new door I’ve opened. Just gotta prop it up somehow.
Oh boy, there are SO MANY thing that I'm learning about how this relates to my son! Why he feels the way he does about so many things/ppl/ trust/ safety etc. Now if I could get him to watch this.
Wow! Every new episode I can feel it resonates with me. Huberman knows how to parse out the details letting everybody know. As a fellow cynic, this was very entertaining!
Please take a look at having Matt Taibbi on the podcast. At around the 2-hour mark you talk about how media is possibly involved in how we look at one another. Matt wrote a book called hate Inc a couple years ago well before he was given the Twitter files. It's all about how the media has evolved through the years and is used to Stoke division because of profits.
You always have such great guests! I feel so lucky to have topics that are abstract to me explained clearly, along with practical steps I can use to make real changes. Thank you sm!!
Yay! I guessed about 80% of the people would return the money! Great topic! It's helping me identify some of the cynicism I have. It's always worthwhile listing to the Huberman Lab!!! ❤
“The average person underestimates the average person” JUST WOW Just imagine for a moment how far our relationships and connections would reach if more people trusted one another.
Trust is why I can never retire. Trust is why both I and my parents worked at companies or firms where serious crimes were being committed at the top, without the rest of us knowing about it. Nor did I expect the US to bomb where my family is from, but . . . I probably should have? Well, it was a surprise to me anyway. As for the people I know who were emotionally abused following a cancer diagnosis . . . No. I'm not going to tell you, except to say it includes the mothers of pediatric cases.
"Everyone will live up to your lowest expectations of them." Expecting them to lie? You will only find liars. Expecting them to fail? You will be surrounded by failures.
Thank you for another informative episode, Dr. Huberman. Also, thank you to the brilliance of Dr. Jamil Zaki for addressing an ambiguous topic such as our moral goodness. In regards to such existential ideas, may I suggest that you invite Dr. Robert Sapolsky? His recent book on the topic of free will has been quite captivating for me and has made me question how our society would have to change, along with our relationship to reward and punishment. Thank you again for being of great service to our society!
Hey Andrew, your podcast is getting like wine, the mature it goes the better it gets. Another episode right on spot 👌 Congrats for all the work. And don't be afraid to get too nerdy. We all here are thirsty for that 🤓 Greetings from Portugal and stay strong 💪
Hi Andrew, I’m George Farmer, a professional aquascaper and author. I’ve noticed your passion for aquariums, and as someone who creates natural underwater landscapes, I’m curious about how aquascaping might connect with the neuroscience of mental health and neuroplasticity. I’d love to explore this overlap-perhaps there’s a fun opportunity for a chat or even collaboration on an aquarium setup or research angle. Thanks for all you do!
I think it would be interesting to do a podcast with *Bryan Johnson* . Also watch out with the sponsor AG1, watch Bryan's video about it (it's few minutes).❤
this made me think a lot about narcissists; Dr Ramani would be incredible to have on. Especially when he said that cynicism is rewarded in our society, Dr ramani has said the same exact words about narcissist.
The Juxtaposition. And Sounding Positively Positive. And That's a Welcome Contribution to the World... And That's Growth. With Expansion...Now to Listen 😊😊😊 Blessings Professor and Professor
Much if this conversation is very informative and very thankful for Dr Zaski’s time, knowledge and previous time discovering and researching the data. Looking forward to continuing data. Charming conversation 👍
Great episode! Everyone needed to hear this to learn more about themselves .. I was separated from my parents as a child, growing up without parental guidance, so I developed a complex attachment style. In a positive way, I could easily learn to adapt to different circumstances, experiencing both cynical and passive, spiritual states. In conclusion, I felt that I was a happier person when in a state of gratitude - trying to see good intentions in people , so I chose to stay that way. PEACE ✌️ PS. I learnt that teamwork would never work if one doesn’t know how to trust .. for long-term gain, we need to learn to trust by getting rid of fears of being vulnerable and learn how to cooperate
I enjoyed this talk. I think it is incredible that as a parent, you can do harm by being protective. Telling your children that a danger exist builds a bias in them that could have a negative outcome.
I know it’s off topic, but after giving the cold and flu podcast another listen I tried NAC when I recently picked up a cold. It definitely works. Thank you Dr. Huberman.
My most favourite Huberman podcast to date, I can’t thank you enough for bringing this data driven and proven perspective to the show, especially at this time. Can’t wait for the empathy show…soon..please!!
Hey Andrew. Thanks for this Episode. What is unique each of your episodes are simple steps which can be taken to implement them. For ex, I had implemented your workout routine and I had been continuing it for last 1 year. Before that I had failed terribly at planning the workout. Much love from India. ;)❤️
Doctor, my father has been suffering from high blood pressure for years, I have been observing his mindset towards blood pressure and I think his beliefs and perception towards the way to decrease his blood pressure is causing his blood pressure to stay higher always, I think it is majorly because of his mentality and thinking. Is it so? You haven't made a podcast on the subject of managing and controlling blood pressure. It would be really helpful if you do one.
Este episodio es genuinamente uno de mis favoritos de este podcast (creo que los he escuchado todos). Llega en un momento de mi vida en el que justo hace un día inicié una reflexión personal sobre el bien y el mal; los conceptos que explicas en el podcast me han ayudado increíblemente a profundizar mi reflexión trasladándola a la humildad.
Great episode. As Dr. Zaki was speaking I kept thinking about Dr. Walker. Dr. Walker spoke of a study where people were intentionally deprived of REM sleep and the findings showed individuals began to show signs of paranoia. For myself who wakes to an alarm clock, I wonder how many minutes or hours did I cut my sleep short? Then I think about the compounding loss of REM sleep in humans over days, weeks, months, and years. From your teachings, we also know REM sleep takes place more in the second half of the night. I wonder if there is a connection between cynicism and the compounding loss of REM sleep.
Great topic and much needed, thanks again Andrew. Cynicism is the philosophy of the political right, racism and capitalism, in fact, also the basis of culture in the U.S.A (with great influence in the rest of the world). We have known for a long time that cooperation is the key to success and general well-being, ¿why are we not guided/persuaded in that direction? Well, It is not so good for the power and the privileged . "Divide and conquer" and what a better way than to make common people distrust and compete among themselves. Look for the threat by looking to the sides or down, never up. It is the secret weapon of classism. And no, I'm not a communist, I'm much more to the left ;). All the best folks
Wow. You did a great job proving you have no idea what the philosophy of cynicism is. Did you know the Greek cynics rejected wealth? The whole point of being a cynic was to go against all social conventions. Conservatives uphold held social conventions. You stupidly made something political that didn't need to be and got it completely wrong.
@@funk0tron Hi mate, Did you know that the concept of current cynicism is different from that of classical philosophy? (do your research, there are different lectures about it available online) have you realized that it refers to the modern concept and specifically that of psychology? The risk of judging opinions and lecturing about things you don't really understand can make you look ignorant... take a breath Also with a little philosophical knowledge you will know that everything is politics and that when someone doesn't share your ideas it doesn't mean they are wrong. All the best
I would like to see an episode about reading, especially about how to improve one's reading speed but also other facts like the effect reading has on the brain, what effect does reading comics have in comparison to normal books etc.
Thank you so much for this episode, Dr. Huberman - it was a mindset change! And big shouts to Dr. Zaki for delivering a topic with such openness and sparkling eyes. It was a pleasure for my eyes, ears, and brains! :)
Wow! This episode gives me so much hope. Many incredible insights, reflections, data and laughs - I love how you see sesame street characters as the embodiment of different neural circuits. hahah! so true. that made my day. It is incredibly potent what Dr. Zaki points to around how we can use data to understand our core beliefs and misconceptions about others. "you have underestimated each other, and now I'm giving you permission to stop." "The division in our mind is much greater than the division we have." Whoa. That is so empowering. How can this data shared be more widely?!! Especially with election coming up, how powerful would it be to unite people and help us see a less skewed reality about each other. I would love to see the leaders of America be the first to start using this approach. unlikely so hopefully there are other ways. Thank you for your podcast as one of the avenues!! :) Thank you Dr. Zaki - this gives me hope for humanity. Can't wait to learn more from you about empathy next time. Thank you Dr Huberman - you are on a roll this year (especially with Dr. Martha Beck, Dr. James Hollis, Dr Becky Kennedy and others). These episodes have been life changing. I love that you follow your passion and interest - that is the best way to inspire others. You deeply inspire me. Thank you for your interest in humanity
Ohhh man- love this; right in my area of curiosity and passion 💯✅🙏🙏🤗 So much to unpack here 🤯 For what is worth it: It’s true- Even though I am very good in what I do, I’ve been told that people cant take me ‘seriously’ because I am empathetic and always trying to be kind! But I refuse to sell my soul and all I stand for Just to be seen as a ‘serious expert’(which I am btw) just to appease people who don’t value truth trust and loyalty but are always narrow minded in their views!👏
I was just listening to modern wisdom, and I'm at a point of extreme loneliness, because of my commitment to personal growth. I feel like I'm the only person interested in the stuff in my life right now, but it's pulling me in the right direction.
Great episode,thanks for fighting the good fight. I get a kick out of some folks that are poo pooing this episode. The world and people throughout are only as scary as you let them be.
I just listened to Lex Fridman’s interview with Trump. I am not supporter of either side politically but was curious to get to know a bit more about him. 10 mins into the interview I wanted to stop listening but i begrudgingly made it through. I felt cynical myself after listening. Then I listened to this interview here and it now makes so much sense why the world is seduced my cynicism. I highly recommend doing what I did and listen to both Lex’s interview and Huberman’s back to back.
Dr. Huberman, thank you so much for this episode. It's wonderful to learn the things about positive mindset. And I'd love to know whether you can invite Carol Dweck as your guest in the future episode. Take care.
Thank you both so much! I agree and also wanted to add. I feel that the underlying cause of cynicism is actually being very vulnerable and sensitive in a harsh environment or one that doesn't support and nourish that sensitivity and threatens it somehow. As you said, it's a defense mechanism, but i wanted to emphasize it points on a highly sensitive individual who lost faith in the people around him to be as sensitive too. Which is realistic when you are much more sensitive than the average. I think it helps to understand it makes us more empathetic and less cynical towards cynicism. That's alreafy a good remedy for all of us. For those who are very sensitive and feel most others are not as sensitive and dealing with them requires protecting one's sensitivity, its good to atune to see that that's exactly the reason you meet the external hard shell of people instead of the soft interrior that wants to connect. Simply because many of us are soft inside and created a tough separating exteriors so we won't get hurt or so we can manage life when it's more difficult. And then we learn when it's safe to open up and trust and when not. But before we can differentiate, we generalize to allow us to stay protected while we learn. We just need to realize it's an intermediate stage and not stay in the generalization mode to either direction. It is difficult to hold the complexity of ourselves and life and really feel comfortable with the polarities and middle all together as a part of the whole. It takes time to grow to be able to hold it all together and integrate.
Empirically, I find the 80/20 rule to be true. I have experienced multiple situations, where peers say they want more collaboration, but their actions say otherwise. I am curious if there are data comparing people’s voices to their actions. With that being said, I really enjoyed this podcast, and it did give me hope.
Dealing with the public in my job, I deal with my fair share of ignorant stupid people. I had kind of fallen into the trap of being somewhat cynical about the intelligence of the masses. That was till then a friend & mentor mentioned to me "He would rather treat people as though they are intelligent, and be disappointed, than treat people as stupid and have his expectations meet." Food for thought.
I feel like it seems so easy to assume one can just decide to trust people or not be cynical. I have been mishandled by people far more than handled well. I think it may be my spiritual quest to relearn trust. Not an easy thing
Thank you so much for what you are doing! Such a great interview with Dr. Zaki about how powerful and important our mindset truly is in our daily lives. Absolutely will be recommending and sharing not just this interview, but also your work through this podcast. This was my second interview to watch and now I'm hooked. Now my dilemma is carving out the time to not just listen, but really actively listen to each podcast past and future.
I have a book recommendation for Dr. Huberman. The book is called “Chaos” by James Gleick (you may know it already), it is about the chaos theorem and even features your dad several times especially in chapter 9 and 10. Very interesting read!
Thank you for a very interesting discussion. It is nice to have some taking down the farces that are plaguing our society today. I know my skepticism leads me to a little of this. Yet as he said, hunting down the facts is a great way to correct errors. And even those on the wrong end of issues have true and good reasons for believing what they believe.
Excellent podcast episode! Thank you so much! ❤ I took notes so I can apply this in my everyday life! I appreciate the breakdown with how we can use this.
I may be a cynic, or maybe just a skeptic; however, I have come around to taking AG1 daily. I do not like the taste, so I REALLY wanted it to not work for me. Son of a biscuit, I feel 100x better when taking AG1. Guess I will choke it down daily because 2024 is my year of finally feeling better!! Thank you for the tips, Andrew! For reference, it does not taste bad...I have a few long lasting effects from early adulthood ED's.
Default - Mistrust: nothing to learn and nothing to modify. You can set it as default and never reconsider it again. Trust if necessary. Trust: Can find out if mistrust worthy. Do we want to know that? Best way: Trust with caution: Mistrust in general and take trust risks according to the appetite for mistrust and discomfort.
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A 1-euro coin and a piece of chocolate changed my life. Here’s a technique I implemented based on Andrew's advice, which drastically boosted my productivity and motivation. When I want to build a habit or tackle a long task, I break it down into mini-goals (for example, if I need to write 2,000 words, I set milestones at every 500 words). After reaching each milestone, I flip a coin. If it lands on heads, I reward myself with a small piece of chocolate to trigger a dopamine spike and create a habit-forming reward. If it lands on tails, I keep going until the next milestone.
Additionally, during challenging moments, I mentally repeat, "This is tough, but I'm making progress toward my goal, and I love that.
The effects were immediate: I can now create habits incredibly easily, and most importantly, I want to do these tasks, even if they’re difficult and require effort. Thanks, Andrew!
(Sorry for my English, it’s not my first language.)
That is goal setting theory. Google it. Huberman has nothing to do with it
That's such an interesting technique! Thanks for sharing it, I'll try to implement it in my life too.
And your English is awesome!
Keep up the great work ! 🙏🪷🕉📿❤️
Ta technique a lair vraiment pas mal, j'essaierai de l'appliquer pour voir. Très intéressant !
You sound like a good friend to yourself 🎉🎉🎉
My own cynicism let me stop watching this podcast for a long time. I recently started listening again and have been working on the back log and this episode was awesome. Thank you for all these videos for free. You are a truly amazing person Andrew.
This has been me! Crazy hahaha
Good day, I see that you have had the triumph Marion name past down to you as well, do continue in your pursuit of knowledge to honor the Marion name.
From yours truly Cole Marion and God bless. 🧐🫡😜
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“You can get as nerdy as you want, This audience likes nerdy”
Thank you Huberman, I felt complemented😅
Cynicism is the typical human response to having been hurt in the past, especially when you've been naïve. Some way protective. Mahalo for this perspective to somehow still navigate the real world ecology of limited economies. Post traumatic growth indeed.
Also it’s just the genetic default for people in general even if nothing’s gone wrong for you. A lot of the optimistic people likely died off and didn’t reproduce lol.
@@pricklycatsYeah I agree I think human default is 60% negative and 40% positive. Even myself wether I wanna be or not lol
I can readily admit that I've become quite a cynical individual since graduating college in 2012. Life has not been great in any department of what we would consider "personal growth and development," and I definitely have difficulty shaking all of the perceived wrongs and injustices done unto me.
I know I'm not alone in this either. Life just doesn't go smoothly for a lot of us and we lose our joy and compassion when we feel left out and isolated.
It’s also a form of artificial intelligence (no upper case letters). Might be culturally condoned in some contexts, even countries though.
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I would be so grateful if you could make an episode on introvertism and low self esteem. And how they can navigate in professional and personal life using scientific information. Communication and expression is such a big issue for them. The relationship between introvertism/ self esteem and genetics epigentics and culture.
His latest on Emotional Intelligence is a good listen ❤
@@SusieTellTahoe I will try to find that one and listen to it.
“We are wrong about most people.” Powerful takeaway.
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Is that why most people disappoint me, and I'm still surprised?
My 25 yr old son is very cynical. I feel half because of his past trama and half due to social media. It got worse after being diagnosed with a chronic back disease and depression increasing. I could not even get him to watch this with me. A few min in he said "I'm a realist" and left the room 😔. Thank you for another awsome video! I learn so much from you. Thank you❤
Science is real. One day he will come around.
@@loganpestonit4514except when it isn’t 99% of time in modern academia.
TLDR: Try asking him to watch this or something similar of his choice alone since he seems more depressed than necessary.
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If you're breathing down his neck that would decrease any odds of him watching/ committing to anything personal. Especially if you're one of the reasons he's cynical, he will go out of his way to not take any advice from you for fear of any of your past percieved incompetence/ naivety causing harm to him again should he listen. If you're more interested in showing him you're right and he's wrong, you should go about it the same way again and breathe down his neck. If you're more interested in getting him to grow, tell him you think he's in a worse mood than he needs to be in and ask him to watch this or something else of a similar vein from a reputable source to truly check if he's cynical, realist or anything else. Ask him as a favour, don't tell him to or try to sell him on it. You can elaborate that if there's a mistake in his logic and he values being a realist, he will detect and correct it which can only be usefull and if his logic is solid, then he will only waste a few hours of his day without there being anything to learn. Give him space to grow *if he wants to.* Shoving your beliefs down others' throat is a surefire way to get them to do the exact opposite, look-up "reactance" as an emotional response. Think someone going out of their way to eat meat because of an annoying vegan. And lastly, we have a saying in my country that goes like this: "You can take by force, but you cannot give by force." So keep in mind that it's not up to you how things work-out for your fam, all you can really do is support them and give them the space to grow themselves if they so choose. Do let him know you worry. And do let him know that you think he's capable of solving his problems himself and you'd like to help in any way you can if he asks. I had these problems with me own mum and this is my best attempt at articulating what worked and what didn't so you might find something usefull here. Good luck out there! Sincerely - some guy from the Internet. o7
@@Dank_LuluSuper helpful and thorough info. Thanks for it. This parent will benefit from it
@@crbradbury8282 Thank you for the kind words! I do worry that it's one of those cases where "nobody asked" but I do feel a tad better now. Hope you have yourself a great day, stranger! o7
He always makes the podcast on these subjects at the perfect time thank you
Really does
Yeah it’s so narcissistically perfectly aligned with my synchronized alignment. Appreciative. How do they know what’s going on with me?
Yes, this is exactly what I needed to revisit. I find I need to update my mindset to match my new mental and physical growth.
No, you just ready for this one :)
Or maybe you couldn't fix this problem for years and also when he uploaded this
I love how much Huberman thinks about awe and delight. He brings both up a lot. Says so much about his values and purpose. *swoon*
A few weeks ago, the sermon at church recalled the plight of the Corinthian church and the cynicism which had taken over the community. I started thinking at that time, due to a number of circumstances in my life to include the current political climate, that I too, had become a cynic. The timeliness of this podcast for me was excellent. I listened to the full two hours and plan to purchase Dr Zaki book. What I appreciated was not just the information but also the actionable items which Dr Zaki has implemented in his own life. I so appreciated his insight into the real v perceived differences between Republicans and Democrats. I honestly wish he were a guest on the cable news networks to talk about the fact that we really aren't that far apart....but then the cynic in me says networks are more concerned with ratings...if it bleeds it leads.....
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I definitely needed this, especially since I'm still in undergrad and deal with a lot of "coattail riders" during group projects and whatnot. I also carry a tremendous amount of childhood trauma on my shoulders as I come from a broken family, so I've become extremely cynical to the point that I struggle to believe good things even when they're 1000% true. Through therapy and my own hard work, I've healed a lot from my past. But, because I don't let people in very often (if at all... I can't even remember the last time I invited a friend over to my house, and I don't have many friends to begin with), and I somehow get paired up with the laziest students in my classes for group projects every time, I'm very lonely and alone. Hardworking, stubborn, yet alone and not very fulfilled. This podcast came at a perfect time. I'll definitely be chewing on it a lot.
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!
Yes, dr.porassss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I wish they were readily available in my place.
Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac.
He's constantly talking about killing someone.
He's violent. Anyone reading this
Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.
Is he on instagram?
Yes he is dr.porassss.
I was cynical throughout most of my twenties but I have been spending my 30s trying to take a step back, making music again and doing videos about my everyday adventures and trying to slow the fuck down. I'm not going to pretend like I don't stress constantly about bills and day-to-day stuff I'm determined to get back to the real me who loves people and life and not the false me who was mad at the world because I felt like everyone took something from me. I'm determined to get myself back because that's my responsibility to myself!
This podcast was not what I expected, but so so beautiful and eye opening. Thank you both!
This has made me truly look at how I interact on social media. I’ve recently typed some things I’m not proud of and it’s because of this cynicism and seeing everyone who disagrees as an existential threat. I have a history of CPTSD and I believe when engaged in toxic encounters online my fight or flight mechanisms get triggered and I’ll convince myself that I’m actually fighting for my life over an ideological disagreement.
Inner child work is surprisingly good at addressing this. I’m betting you’ve had your fight for your reality since being little. This is a huge issue for many and is very painful being in a society that doesn’t listen to the hyper aware “tribesman” warning of the dangers. The thing about us is we tend to only see danger and it becomes a downer and we depress ourselves with this reality. I hear balance isn’t a thing…but a gratitude journal is. It’s a BRAIN balance tool for my pattern machine in my noggin’ (we seek what we look for) we are not wrong…but only half right. lol.
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¡Hola Profe! Humans are extremely simple and complicated animals, with strong desire to belong to a herd.Choosing a herd is relatively easy.Independent thinking, or healthy scepticism on "case by case matter" is hard,takes a lot of effort and requires going against the herd.But it's way easier than making a bold choice not to be a part of any herd and risking being attacked by everyone and anyone.Thank You for all Your hard work and care for all of us.
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I've always referred to myself as an optimistic cynic but this interview makes me consider whether I should rework that title. I don't necessarily think that people are inherently good or bad, but more so that it can be very easy for people to get corrupted by their circumstances and further perpetuate hurtful behavior. Basically there is an inherent cost to any level of trust and the cost only increases in dangerous environment, but the only way to decrease the cost is for more people to be willing and able to trust. I actually consider the strength of an individual by how much they are able to trust others even in adverse situations. I use this as a metric to push myself to be a more trusting person because I've seen that cooperative strategies are optimal in any environment, but it often takes work to overcome a lack of trust stemming from past betrayals.
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There are far more good people than bad, but very few of either. Most people are mediocre. This means the bad will oftentimes prosper.
I think Carl Elliott's experience is a better guide than this fluff. He is very much worth reading.
These episodes about mental health are way more interesting and impactful than the physical health episodes, good shit
This is one of those very rare videos I wish everyone in this country could watch. This was really eye opening to my own personal biases. Dang. Good stuff fellas.
Another wonderful episode, thank you. Also your vulnerability on the diary of a ceo was really touching. I suffer from the same affliction of “letting go” broke my heart to hear the same pain in ur voice. I believe it’s a measure of the meaning. It’s really beautiful actually, but no less painful. Best of luck working on processing it better ❤️
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Best podcast ever? Really made me analyze my own self limiting beliefs. I already knew a lot about political divisiveness being overly exaggerated but the interpersonal stuff was really fascinating. Humans mentalize ourselves and others, if that is painted in cynicism then we are really looking through soot colored glasses. Making our lives gray and dull unnecessarily
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No way anyone would ever cure my cynicism and I don't even feel like listening to this. The previous podcast about learning was really excellent and gave me new hope that I can learn to play piano and speak some more foreign languages. Based solely on the great positive impact of the previous episode on my life and motivation, I'll give a go to this one later on ❤
It seems like it’s the perfect time for you to give this video a first listen. You can always listen to things more than once and starting it now may give you a push to come back to it. Try giving it a light listen while doing a task 😊
wow, wow, wow! I came here after hearing Dr. Zaki's appearance on The Happiness Lab podcast, and may I just say wow! This was an excellent watch, Dr. Huberman. Thank you for asking those questions on how to combat cynicism in practical ways... very helpful. In a world filled with cynicism, my hope always lies with you scientists!
I have felt so much better about the data I have heard here. I had been convinced that thinking positive about the majority of people and intentions are plain wrong mainly because of circumstances in the last ten years. It's hard work to remain a sceptic and I was starting to think that wanting to look at more detail before I make a conclusion was the reason of my inefficiency. I do need to re examine my cynicism of institutions. I absolutely loved this episode and it was unexpectedly enriching and as always enlightening. Still cannot thank you enough for your interest to engage the public in so much high quality research we would not have access to if it wasn't for this podcast.
In Jeanette Winterson's book Written on the Body, she writes of the comfort of other people's faith. Watching this, I am comforted by other people's optimism. Thank you Dr Huberman and Dr Zaki.
Every time I watch a Huberman Lab YT video and think how fantastic, mind bending and beneficial it is, and then another comes along and it is even more powerful. I will share this in hopes that people will grasp the importance of the message in the interaction between two brilliant minds.
👍Pema Chödrön
In observing how I feel about sharing this I find I am anxious due to my friends and family being somewhat politically split. I find both sides to be very defensive with walls that have no door to pass information through.
My mother used to say that if we couldn't sit down at the table and discuss our grievances we would never have peace in the family. My dad actually tape recorded some of these discussions over the years. Everyone had their turn to speak and compromise was highly encouraged. It doesn't create a utopia, but it discourages separation and resentments.
Thanks again Andrew, fantastic concept and guest. Evolving to great philosofy of behavior Science continues to validate it, we are not here to compete but to cooperate and to grow together. Darwinist vision of competition is not right, data shows benefits of cooperation , I think we feel it inside
Wow, so much to chew on ... grateful that we have people who dedicate their careers to offer up distinctions that allow us to deep dive into our own mindset and its presence in our culture.
📚“Humankind”, book by Rutger Bregman has helped me a lot with my Cynicism
As a researcher interested in the field of political economy and political behavior, I really appreciated Dr. Zaki’s tips on cultivating a “researcher” mindset in everyday life. Also, I will never again feel less intelligent just because I am a nice and approachable person.
My only grain of skepticism comes from the potential social-desirability bias that may arise in surveys like those conducted by Dr. Zaki. People often want to appear as good or reasonable in the eyes of the researcher, so they may tend to give more moderate answers to controversial questions. I would have loved to hear how Dr. Zaki addresses this potential bias in his research.
This episode is exactly what the world needs now! Complete awe🥰
Thank you Dr Huberman & Dr Zaki for this wonderful episode.
I have a compelling proposal for Dr. Huberman❤ . One topic that has not yet been covered is reputation management and how to rebuild it when the news media has completely distorted someone’s professional image, making it tremendously difficult to secure a valuable job. This scenario is increasingly common, and it would be especially useful to explore ways to prevent it.😊😊
Monday highlight, thank you so much for Hubermanday!!!
I haven’t been subscribed in years and this podcast has been up my butt for the past month
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My mindset has become very negative about a lot of things the last few years and I was thinking I should start thinking more positively, then this pops up....
Thank you so much for this episode! I absolutely enjoy these topics and they are my favourite to learn about. This topic is very much a philosophy that I subscribe to and really think this is a key that can unlock a lot of great potential in people! Please bring back Dr Zaki for an episode on empathy! I am eagerly awaiting!
Hopeful skepticism sounds like a great way to stay positive while staying smart. Love the idea!
Honestly I was going to watch Martha Beck's talk this weekend, but after seeing your insta story today, I decided to go for this one, and WOW, such a great talk, so much to take in, thank you Dr. Zaki and Huberman. Will wait for empathy talk.
Such beautiful timing for me to see this video. I struggle with finding those who share the same prospects and wisdom, and this video helps me with the learning response I’m looking for within that kind of collaboration. I hadn’t felt lonely until I released the connections that were unhealthy in nature. I only entertained distractions because I was clinging to what was comfortable. But I will always long to see others the way they are meant to be seen under the exception that I’m not neglecting my own needs first. I see myself, I just hope one day that I can feel seen. Not because it must be transactional, but because I’m meant to have loving connections. I know it won’t feel so one sided forever.
I’m breaking out of certain observed patterns that have negatively manifested as I was being raised and have never really felt like I’ve had a proper teacher/educator. I’ve learned a lot through observing what was wrong, and by making my own mistakes. I’ve narrowed through that on what is right. I long to expand and I have so much information at my finger tips, but I can’t deny the absence of this stimulating connection feels unsubstantial and lackluster. I have to remind myself constantly that I’m not obtuse. Sometimes you need to write it all out waiting for ur sleep meds to kick in on a UA-cam comment section. The rest will eventually come through this new door I’ve opened. Just gotta prop it up somehow.
I just finished listening to this podcast and can't thank you both enough, including your teams at your institution and outside. THANK YOU!!
Oh boy, there are SO MANY thing that I'm learning about how this relates to my son! Why he feels the way he does about so many things/ppl/ trust/ safety etc. Now if I could get him to watch this.
Wow! Every new episode I can feel it resonates with me. Huberman knows how to parse out the details letting everybody know. As a fellow cynic, this was very entertaining!
Please take a look at having Matt Taibbi on the podcast. At around the 2-hour mark you talk about how media is possibly involved in how we look at one another. Matt wrote a book called hate Inc a couple years ago well before he was given the Twitter files. It's all about how the media has evolved through the years and is used to Stoke division because of profits.
I would like to be able to explain to other how much this podcast means to me and how much value I get from it. Another amazing piece.
You always have such great guests! I feel so lucky to have topics that are abstract to me explained clearly, along with practical steps I can use to make real changes. Thank you sm!!
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Yay! I guessed about 80% of the people would return the money! Great topic! It's helping me identify some of the cynicism I have. It's always worthwhile listing to the Huberman Lab!!! ❤
“The average person underestimates the average person”
JUST WOW
Just imagine for a moment how far our relationships and connections would reach if more people trusted one another.
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Trust is why I can never retire. Trust is why both I and my parents worked at companies or firms where serious crimes were being committed at the top, without the rest of us knowing about it.
Nor did I expect the US to bomb where my family is from, but . . . I probably should have? Well, it was a surprise to me anyway.
As for the people I know who were emotionally abused following a cancer diagnosis . . . No. I'm not going to tell you, except to say it includes the mothers of pediatric cases.
@@PavaneshI'm trilingual. I use all three daily!
Thanks for offering a POSITIVE suggestion. Studying a language WILL lead to learning it.
"Everyone will live up to your lowest expectations of them." Expecting them to lie? You will only find liars. Expecting them to fail? You will be surrounded by failures.
Very unique podcast. Thank you for this episode 🙏
Thank you for another informative episode, Dr. Huberman. Also, thank you to the brilliance of Dr. Jamil Zaki for addressing an ambiguous topic such as our moral goodness. In regards to such existential ideas, may I suggest that you invite
Dr. Robert Sapolsky? His recent book on the topic of free will has been quite captivating for me and has made me question how our society would have to change, along with our relationship to reward and punishment. Thank you again for being of great service to our society!
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Fascinating, useful, and thought provoking.
Thank you, gentlemen! 🇨🇦
Hey Andrew, your podcast is getting like wine, the mature it goes the better it gets. Another episode right on spot 👌 Congrats for all the work. And don't be afraid to get too nerdy. We all here are thirsty for that 🤓 Greetings from Portugal and stay strong 💪
Amazing conversation worthy of listening many times and savoring it each time!
Just when I think it can’t get any better, I am proven wrong
Hi Andrew, I’m George Farmer, a professional aquascaper and author. I’ve noticed your passion for aquariums, and as someone who creates natural underwater landscapes, I’m curious about how aquascaping might connect with the neuroscience of mental health and neuroplasticity. I’d love to explore this overlap-perhaps there’s a fun opportunity for a chat or even collaboration on an aquarium setup or research angle. Thanks for all you do!
So grateful for all the awesome work you do, Andrew. Thanks so much, and keep it up!
Thank you Dr. Huberman, team, sponsors and supporters. THANK YOU DR. JAMIL ZAKI☀️
I think it would be interesting to do a podcast with *Bryan Johnson* . Also watch out with the sponsor AG1, watch Bryan's video about it (it's few minutes).❤
What a brilliant conversation. I am happy that my Achilles tendonitis is better and I can run again(so I can listen to your podcasts).
this made me think a lot about narcissists; Dr Ramani would be incredible to have on. Especially when he said that cynicism is rewarded in our society, Dr ramani has said the same exact words about narcissist.
The Juxtaposition. And Sounding Positively Positive. And That's a Welcome Contribution to the World... And That's Growth. With Expansion...Now to Listen 😊😊😊
Blessings Professor and Professor
Much if this conversation is very informative and very thankful for Dr Zaski’s time, knowledge and previous time discovering and researching the data. Looking forward to continuing data. Charming conversation 👍
Oooo would love to see
him and Dr. Paul Conti on the pod together!
Great episode! Everyone needed to hear this to learn more about themselves .. I was separated from my parents as a child, growing up without parental guidance, so I developed a complex attachment style. In a positive way, I could easily learn to adapt to different circumstances, experiencing both cynical and passive, spiritual states. In conclusion, I felt that I was a happier person when in a state of gratitude - trying to see good intentions in people , so I chose to stay that way. PEACE ✌️
PS. I learnt that teamwork would never work if one doesn’t know how to trust .. for long-term gain, we need to learn to trust by getting rid of fears of being vulnerable and learn how to cooperate
I enjoyed this talk. I think it is incredible that as a parent, you can do harm by being protective. Telling your children that a danger exist builds a bias in them that could have a negative outcome.
I know it’s off topic, but after giving the cold and flu podcast another listen I tried NAC when I recently picked up a cold. It definitely works. Thank you Dr. Huberman.
My most favourite Huberman podcast to date, I can’t thank you enough for bringing this data driven and proven perspective to the show, especially at this time. Can’t wait for the empathy show…soon..please!!
Hey Andrew.
Thanks for this Episode. What is unique each of your episodes are simple steps which can be taken to implement them. For ex, I had implemented your workout routine and I had been continuing it for last 1 year. Before that I had failed terribly at planning the workout.
Much love from India. ;)❤️
Doctor, my father has been suffering from high blood pressure for years, I have been observing his mindset towards blood pressure and I think his beliefs and perception towards the way to decrease his blood pressure is causing his blood pressure to stay higher always, I think it is majorly because of his mentality and thinking. Is it so? You haven't made a podcast on the subject of managing and controlling blood pressure. It would be really helpful if you do one.
Thank you so much for your work Andrew!
Este episodio es genuinamente uno de mis favoritos de este podcast (creo que los he escuchado todos). Llega en un momento de mi vida en el que justo hace un día inicié una reflexión personal sobre el bien y el mal; los conceptos que explicas en el podcast me han ayudado increíblemente a profundizar mi reflexión trasladándola a la humildad.
I am grateful for your podcasts and videos. Thank you.
Great episode. As Dr. Zaki was speaking I kept thinking about Dr. Walker. Dr. Walker spoke of a study where people were intentionally deprived of REM sleep and the findings showed individuals began to show signs of paranoia. For myself who wakes to an alarm clock, I wonder how many minutes or hours did I cut my sleep short? Then I think about the compounding loss of REM sleep in humans over days, weeks, months, and years. From your teachings, we also know REM sleep takes place more in the second half of the night. I wonder if there is a connection between cynicism and the compounding loss of REM sleep.
Huge Appreciation and Blessings 😊😊😊
Great topic and much needed, thanks again Andrew.
Cynicism is the philosophy of the political right, racism and capitalism, in fact, also the basis of culture in the U.S.A (with great influence in the rest of the world). We have known for a long time that cooperation is the key to success and general well-being, ¿why are we not guided/persuaded in that direction? Well, It is not so good for the power and the privileged . "Divide and conquer" and what a better way than to make common people distrust and compete among themselves. Look for the threat by looking to the sides or down, never up. It is the secret weapon of classism. And no, I'm not a communist, I'm much more to the left ;). All the best folks
Wow. You did a great job proving you have no idea what the philosophy of cynicism is. Did you know the Greek cynics rejected wealth? The whole point of being a cynic was to go against all social conventions. Conservatives uphold held social conventions. You stupidly made something political that didn't need to be and got it completely wrong.
@@funk0tron Hi mate,
Did you know that the concept of current cynicism is different from that of classical philosophy? (do your research, there are different lectures about it available online) have you realized that it refers to the modern concept and specifically that of psychology?
The risk of judging opinions and lecturing about things you don't really understand can make you look ignorant... take a breath Also with a little philosophical knowledge you will know that everything is politics and that when someone doesn't share your ideas it doesn't mean they are wrong. All the best
I would like to see an episode about reading, especially about how to improve one's reading speed but also other facts like the effect reading has on the brain, what effect does reading comics have in comparison to normal books etc.
Thank you so much for this episode, Dr. Huberman - it was a mindset change! And big shouts to Dr. Zaki for delivering a topic with such openness and sparkling eyes. It was a pleasure for my eyes, ears, and brains! :)
Continuing to drop excellent content. This was a great episode.
Very timely conversation for the US! Thank you
Wow! This episode gives me so much hope.
Many incredible insights, reflections, data and laughs - I love how you see sesame street characters as the embodiment of different neural circuits. hahah! so true. that made my day.
It is incredibly potent what Dr. Zaki points to around how we can use data to understand our core beliefs and misconceptions about others.
"you have underestimated each other, and now I'm giving you permission to stop."
"The division in our mind is much greater than the division we have."
Whoa. That is so empowering.
How can this data shared be more widely?!! Especially with election coming up, how powerful would it be to unite people and help us see a less skewed reality about each other.
I would love to see the leaders of America be the first to start using this approach. unlikely so hopefully there are other ways. Thank you for your podcast as one of the avenues!! :)
Thank you Dr. Zaki - this gives me hope for humanity.
Can't wait to learn more from you about empathy next time.
Thank you Dr Huberman - you are on a roll this year (especially with Dr. Martha Beck, Dr. James Hollis, Dr Becky Kennedy and others). These episodes have been life changing. I love that you follow your passion and interest - that is the best way to inspire others. You deeply inspire me. Thank you for your interest in humanity
Ohhh man- love this; right in my area of curiosity and passion 💯✅🙏🙏🤗
So much to unpack here 🤯
For what is worth it:
It’s true- Even though I am very good in what I do, I’ve been told that people cant take me ‘seriously’ because I am empathetic and always trying to be kind! But I refuse to sell my soul and all I stand for Just to be seen as a ‘serious expert’(which I am btw) just to appease people who don’t value truth trust and loyalty but are always narrow minded in their views!👏
I was just listening to modern wisdom, and I'm at a point of extreme loneliness, because of my commitment to personal growth. I feel like I'm the only person interested in the stuff in my life right now, but it's pulling me in the right direction.
Great episode,thanks for fighting the good fight.
I get a kick out of some folks that are poo pooing this episode.
The world and people throughout are only as scary as you let them be.
I just listened to Lex Fridman’s interview with Trump. I am not supporter of either side politically but was curious to get to know a bit more about him. 10 mins into the interview I wanted to stop listening but i begrudgingly made it through. I felt cynical myself after listening. Then I listened to this interview here and it now makes so much sense why the world is seduced my cynicism. I highly recommend doing what I did and listen to both Lex’s interview and Huberman’s back to back.
Dr. Huberman, thank you so much for this episode. It's wonderful to learn the things about positive mindset. And I'd love to know whether you can invite Carol Dweck as your guest in the future episode. Take care.
Wow! Yes! Thank you for this dialog. It gave me that sense of awe and that rational minds can prevail.
Dr. Huberman, I hope you translate your episodes into Arabic. Thank you very much for the podcast
Thank you both so much! I agree and also wanted to add. I feel that the underlying cause of cynicism is actually being very vulnerable and sensitive in a harsh environment or one that doesn't support and nourish that sensitivity and threatens it somehow. As you said, it's a defense mechanism, but i wanted to emphasize it points on a highly sensitive individual who lost faith in the people around him to be as sensitive too. Which is realistic when you are much more sensitive than the average. I think it helps to understand it makes us more empathetic and less cynical towards cynicism. That's alreafy a good remedy for all of us. For those who are very sensitive and feel most others are not as sensitive and dealing with them requires protecting one's sensitivity, its good to atune to see that that's exactly the reason you meet the external hard shell of people instead of the soft interrior that wants to connect. Simply because many of us are soft inside and created a tough separating exteriors so we won't get hurt or so we can manage life when it's more difficult. And then we learn when it's safe to open up and trust and when not. But before we can differentiate, we generalize to allow us to stay protected while we learn. We just need to realize it's an intermediate stage and not stay in the generalization mode to either direction. It is difficult to hold the complexity of ourselves and life and really feel comfortable with the polarities and middle all together as a part of the whole. It takes time to grow to be able to hold it all together and integrate.
Empirically, I find the 80/20 rule to be true. I have experienced multiple situations, where peers say they want more collaboration, but their actions say otherwise. I am curious if there are data comparing people’s voices to their actions. With that being said, I really enjoyed this podcast, and it did give me hope.
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Dealing with the public in my job, I deal with my fair share of ignorant stupid people. I had kind of fallen into the trap of being somewhat cynical about the intelligence of the masses. That was till then a friend & mentor mentioned to me "He would rather treat people as though they are intelligent, and be disappointed, than treat people as stupid and have his expectations meet."
Food for thought.
I feel like it seems so easy to assume one can just decide to trust people or not be cynical. I have been mishandled by people far more than handled well. I think it may be my spiritual quest to relearn trust. Not an easy thing
Thank you so much for what you are doing! Such a great interview with Dr. Zaki about how powerful and important our mindset truly is in our daily lives. Absolutely will be recommending and sharing not just this interview, but also your work through this podcast. This was my second interview to watch and now I'm hooked. Now my dilemma is carving out the time to not just listen, but really actively listen to each podcast past and future.
I have a book recommendation for Dr. Huberman. The book is called “Chaos” by James Gleick (you may know it already), it is about the chaos theorem and even features your dad several times especially in chapter 9 and 10. Very interesting read!
Please make a pocast on procrastination
Thank you for a very interesting discussion. It is nice to have some taking down the farces that are plaguing our society today. I know my skepticism leads me to a little of this. Yet as he said, hunting down the facts is a great way to correct errors. And even those on the wrong end of issues have true and good reasons for believing what they believe.
Great discussion on an oh so timely topic. Thank you and your guest Andrew!
Amazing discussion. Thank you so much
Excellent podcast episode! Thank you so much! ❤ I took notes so I can apply this in my everyday life! I appreciate the breakdown with how we can use this.
I may be a cynic, or maybe just a skeptic; however, I have come around to taking AG1 daily. I do not like the taste, so I REALLY wanted it to not work for me. Son of a biscuit, I feel 100x better when taking AG1. Guess I will choke it down daily because 2024 is my year of finally feeling better!! Thank you for the tips, Andrew! For reference, it does not taste bad...I have a few long lasting effects from early adulthood ED's.
Default - Mistrust: nothing to learn and nothing to modify. You can set it as default and never reconsider it again. Trust if necessary.
Trust: Can find out if mistrust worthy. Do we want to know that?
Best way:
Trust with caution: Mistrust in general and take trust risks according to the appetite for mistrust and discomfort.