205: Moderation vs. fanaticism in life pursuits, Social media as pleasure trap
In today's episode Dr. Lisle & Dr. Howk answer the following questions: 1. My brother never does anything in moderation, for example if he starts working out, he'll organize his life around it, stop a...
23 Tammi 20201h 2min
204: Do emotions trigger relapses? How to prevent/minimize addictive relapse?
In this episode, Dr. Lisle & Dr. Howk briefly discuss a recent article titled, "Harvard researchers help explain link between emotion and addictive substance use". https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty...
16 Tammi 202053min
203: New Year's resolutions, Pleasure Trap, Health questions
In today's show, we'll get the Dr's take on a recent study "Surviving and Thriving: Fundamental Social Motives Provide Purpose in Life" published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin." https:...
9 Tammi 202057min
202: Leaving an unhappy marriage, Flirting, Toxic parents, Needy friends
Today's questions are: 1. I've been married to a 90% disagreeable man for 42 years. Many times I've packed my bags but never followed through. I dream of being on my own, doing the little things in ...
2 Tammi 202050min
201: Accessing the subconscious, Depression from illness, Brain maturity
Today's questions: 1. Is it true that there are parts of the mind that we don't have access to, like a "subconscious?" Put another way, is there any information in our mind that we cannot reach down a...
26 Joulu 201941min
200: Episode 200
We celebrate this milestone episode with some fun questions for Dr. Lisle and Dr. Howk.
19 Joulu 20191h 2min
199: Attraction tiers, Bluffing conscientiousness, Jimmy the guitar player
Today's show we go over these questions: 1. If two people typically rate as 10/10 yet one is deemed more attractive on average, would that mean they're objectively better looking while being in the sa...
12 Joulu 201951min
198: Earning attraction, IQ discrepancy,Market-limiting cues in dating profiles
In today's show, we go over the following questions: 1. I think that you are absolutely right when you say that happiness comes from esteem, earned in the right way from the people that matter. It's r...
5 Joulu 201954min
