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Conversations with Coleman

Destroying Primeworld with Jesse Singal [S2 Ep.12]

Conversations with Coleman

The Free Press

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.5614 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

My guest today is Jesse Singal, Jesse Singal is a journalist and author. He was a contributing writer for New York magazine for years and has written for The Atlantic and many other outlets, and he's now on Substack. Jesse and I discuss his new book, ‘The Quick Fix : Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills’.  We discussed the replication crisis in psychology, why so much psych research gets debunked in the long run.  We talked about the problem with notions like self-esteem, power, posing, grit and other fads in psychology. And we spent a good deal of time talking about the implicit bias test and its flaws. #Ad No matter where you're selling; Amazon, Etsy, or your own website, ShipStation funnels all of your orders into one simple interface that you can manage from anywhere, even your cell phone. You'll also get access to amazing discounts with major carriers including UPS, FedEx, and USPS that are normally reserved for Fortune 500 companies. Ship more in less time! Just use my offer code "Coleman" to get a 60 day free trial. Just go to shipstation.com, click on the microphone at the top of the page and type in "Coleman".  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.8

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.

1:07.0

My guest today is Jesse Single.

1:09.3

Jesse Single is a journalist and author.

1:11.4

He was a contributing writer for New York Magazine for years and has written for the Atlantic and many other outlets.

1:16.8

And he's now on Substack.

1:19.0

Jesse and I discuss his new book, The Quick Fix, Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills.

1:24.8

We discuss the replication crisis in psychology, why so much psych

1:28.5

research gets debunked in the long run. We talk about the problem with notions like self-esteem,

1:33.3

power posing, grit, and other fads in psychology. We spent a good deal of time talking about

1:39.1

the implicit bias test and its flaws. So without further ado, Jesse Single.

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Okay, Jesse Single. Thanks so much for coming on my show. Hey, thanks for having me,

1:53.4

Corbyn. I've been wanting to get you on for a long time and your book, which I have right

1:58.7

here, The Quick Fix, Why fad psychology can't cure our social

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