In this episode, Steve leads the charge on the concept of Ghosting. Steve did the academic research, Phil did the field research, we could say. They talk about who is likely to ghost, who is likely...
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Episode 48: Ressentiment – Is it Better to be Weak and Poor?
Steve takes the charge on dipping into Nietzsche’s concept of Ressentiment, defined here as, "a sense of hostility directed toward an object that is identified as the source of one's frustration....
Episode 47: Need for Cognition – Is Thinking a Pleasure or a Pain?
In this episode, Phil explains what Need for Cognition is, most easily defined as a scale ranging from enjoying thinking and finding it as something internally motivated, down to something that is a...
Episode 46: Paradoxical Outcomes – Causing the Exact Thing You Didn’t Want
In this episode, Phil introduces a homebrewed concept that he defines as "Any action taken to stop a particular outcome results in causing that outcome."
In this episode, Steve leads the charge on discussing the ill-defined, commonly flung about term "codependence". What it is, what it means, and what to do about it.
Episode 44: Self-Handicapping – Limiting Ourselves To Protect Ourselves
In this episode, Phil takes the lead in explaining the two types of self-handicapping. He and Steve discuss why people do this, what they can do about it, and it's possible positive purpose.