2961: Social Proximity Effect: Your Friends’ Habits Will Become Your Habits by Tyler Tervooren of Riskology

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2961: Tyler Tervooren explains how the social proximity effect shapes our habits by mirroring the behaviors and values of those around us. By consciously choosing to surround ourselves with people who embody the traits we aspire to, we can naturally foster personal growth and positive change. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.riskology.co/proximity-effect/ Quotes to ponder: "Hang around four broke people and you’ll be the fifth." "The psychological influence of the people you’re close to is strong." "If proximity effect dictates that we’ll mirror the people around us, then we have to carefully monitor who those people are." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily. Social Proximity Effect. Your friend's habits will become your
0:06.6	habits by Tyler Tervorin of Riskology.co. And I'm Dr. Neal, your host and narrator. I read to you
0:14.4	every day from the best articles online with a little bit of my commentary at the end. And don't forget,
0:20.4	on Fridays, that's where I answer your questions.
0:23.9	But I'm sure you're excited to hear today's post,
0:26.1	so let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.
0:33.7	Social Proximity Effect.
0:35.8	Your friend's habits will become your habits by Tyler Tervoran of
0:39.9	Riskology.com. The other day I was watching an episode of Shark Tank, a reality TV show where
0:47.0	struggling entrepreneurs offer up a piece of equity in their businesses for a chance to work with
0:52.0	successful business people. In this episode, one of the
0:55.6	entrepreneurs ended up giving away a bigger portion of his business than he originally intended
1:00.2	to close a deal with a shark, or the investor. It was the right decision to make because his
1:06.1	business was going to fail without some outside investment and guidance. But it was what he said during his
1:11.9	exit interview that really struck me. Quote, hang around four broke people, and you'll be the fifth.
1:19.0	I'm glad I got a deal with one of the sharks. End quote. What he's talking about is the proximity
1:25.3	effect, and you can use it to improve important pieces of your own life.
1:30.8	Social proximity effect turns you into your friends.
1:34.8	Humans are social creatures,
1:36.5	and we're all highly influenced by the people around us each day.
1:40.1	There's little you can do to control it.
1:42.6	Who you spend your time with will have an impact on the way you behave.
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