Somebody help me. I'm

I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Mike Mann and you're listening to no stupid questions.

Today on the show, what happens when someone is completely isolated from other people?

There was no end and no beginning, there is only one's mind, which can begin to play tricks.

Angela today. Angela, today we have a very fascinating question that I think is going to lead to a fun debate between us.

Okay.

Hello Mike and Angela, My name is Barry Douglas. I am

Rebecca Lee Douglas's father. Oh my goodness. Our Rebecca's dad wrote in.

Okay, I'm on his side, whatever it is.

He said, in a recent episode of the show about the psychology of groups, Angela said, quote,

nobody's all that interested in how you act, think, or feel on a desert island, unquote.

I did say that.

And then he says, I would contest that the blockbuster movie Castaways suggest differently.

I find the ways in which Tom Hanks character changes psychologically

throughout the movie to be fascinating.

And I would love to hear more about how complete isolation from society can affect a person's brain and

behavior sincerely Barry. Here's the debate I want to have with you. Which one of us

would last longer on a deserted island? Oh that is such a

good question. Okay, Mike Mon on a desert island, Angela Duckworth on a desert island. I'm going to go with you out living me and here's why. I think that if

there's one thing that I have figured out that enables me to survive.

It's asking for help.

And there'd be nobody to ask on a desert island.

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