#109 - Hope for Cynics: Why Hopeful Skepticism is the Key to Parenting Success with Jamil Zaki

A Dad's Path

Will Braunstein

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of A Dad’s Path Podcast, we sit down with Jamil Zaki, author of the newly released book Hope for Cynics. Together, they dive into the fascinating concept of “hopeful skepticism” and why it’s a more effective mindset than blind optimism or deep cynicism, especially in parenting.

Jamil explains why society often views cynicism as wisdom and how this perception can limit opportunities for connection and growth. They discuss how parents can foster hopeful skepticism in their kids, build trust, and avoid the pitfalls of “social shark attacks.”

You’ll also learn practical strategies like implementing gratitude practices and identifying moments of social goodness to counter negativity.

This conversation offers insightful, actionable tips for parents who want to raise resilient, empathetic children while maintaining a balanced worldview.📚 Get Jamil Zaki’s book, Hope for Cynics

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0:00.0	Welcome to a dad's path where we navigate the heart and science of parenting.
0:05.0	Each episode we tackle issues that dad's everywhere face and deliver actions you can take right away.
0:11.0	Join us as we uncover the balancing act of raising resilient
0:14.5	loving kids. Visit us at a dadspath.com to learn more. Ready for the journey
0:19.6	let's begin. Hello and welcome to another episode of a Dad's Path Podcast.
0:26.1	I'm Will Bronstein.
0:27.6	Today I'm here with Dr. Jamil Zaki.
0:29.7	He's a professor of psychology at Stanford University,
0:32.8	the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab.
0:35.8	He trained at Columbia and Harvard,
0:38.0	studying empathy and kindness in the human brain.
0:40.9	And he's interested on how we can learn to connect better, which is obviously
0:44.3	super important for parents and super important to teach our kids as well.
0:48.1	He has a new book called Hope for Synics, the Surprising Science of Human Goodness, where he imparts the secrets of
0:54.5	conquering cynicism, which he calls hopeful skepticism.
0:57.8	We'll go through that obviously in the podcast here.
1:00.8	And you can get his book wherever books are sold bookshop
1:03.6	is a great one since that supports independent bookstores and all the other big
1:07.6	guys as well Amazon Barnes Noble and you can learn more about Jamil at on his lab website
1:13.7	SS and L dot Stanford dot edu that'll be in our show notes as well.
1:18.0	But I'm really excited for this.
1:19.3	Welcome, Jamil, thanks for joining us.
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