How We Can Improve Communication in Polarized Times with Charles Duhigg

When somebody proves to us that they're listening to us, when someone is polite to us, we have an instinct to listen back to them, to be polite to them back in return. So one of the things that we have to do is instead of just listening, we have to ostentatiously listen. We have to prove that we're listening. Welcome to the One You Feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.

Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think ring true. And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.

But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction. How they feed their good wolf.

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