The Lies We Believe About Control | Dr. Wolfgang Linden
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Welcome to Behavioral Groups. I'm Kurt Nelson. And I'm Tim Houlihan. Today we are thrilled to speak with Dr. Wolfgang Linden, a psychologist and professor who spent over 40 years teaching and researching human behavior.
His new book, The Illusion of Control, a practical guide to avoid futile struggles, tackles one of the most pervasive challenges we face. our tendency to exhaust ourselves trying to control things that are fundamentally out of our control. Yeah, Wolfgang brings a unique perspective to this conversation. He's lived all over the world. He speaks six different languages and he has this wonderful ability to make complex psychological concepts accessible without dumbing them down.
that's really good for Tim and me, right? Yeah, yeah. Uh, you know. And and I say when we talked about the triangle, this, this emotion, thinking, and behavior, you'll listen to it if you listen to the episode and find out more. It really crystallized for me.
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