Overcome Negativity & Find Common Ground Amongst Online Hate & Political Division to Improve Your Health, with Mindset Expert Dr. Jamil Zaki

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Mayim Bialik

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Thebigbangtheory, Spirituality, Selfimprovement, Mentalhealth

4.7 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Is Negativity RUINING Your Health? Are we really as DIVIDED as Online Hate would lead us to believe? Have we got the episode for you, and just in time for a stressful U.S. Election Season! Did you know that being a cynic might be doing serious damage to your body and mind? Dr. Jamil Zaki (Stanford psychology professor, Director of Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, author of HOPE FOR CYNICS) is here to explain the shocking ways Negativity affects your Brain, how your TRUST ISSUES are messing with your Health, and proven methods to FIGHT OFF Negativity & BOOST Empathy! He reveals practical tips for coping with political discourse, the HIDDEN DANGERS of raising kids in a fearful world, how the news, social media, and politicians use negativity to control us, and why cynicism kills creativity and how to revive it. Dr. Zaki also breaks down: - How our negative perceptions of people & the world can cause anxiety, depression & isolation - Why cynics feel ‘smarter’ but suffer more - The REAL reason cynicism and skepticism are NOT the same - How negative thoughts could be physically warping your brain - The dark side of mistrust in our institutions - Which jobs should NEVER hire a cynic - 3 eye-opening questions to spot if you’re a cynic - Why teachers are especially prone to cynicism - Why our perception of danger is skyrocketing even as crime drops - The impact of global suffering on young minds - Tips for teaching kids mindfulness to combat negativity And just in case the idea of "blind optimism" makes you itchy, Dr. Zaki details the difference between "toxic positivity" and hopeful skepticism. Don’t miss out on this eye-opening exploration of whether we’re a BROKEN SPECIES or just trapped in a BROKEN SYSTEM - TUNE IN to MBB today!

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0:00.0	Trust has plummeted in the US over the last 50 years. In 1972 about half of Americans
0:09.6	believed most people can be trusted. By 2018 it was a third of Americans.
0:14.8	Synics suffer a lot more from issues with mental health, depression, anxiety,
0:20.1	loneliness, but they also suffer a lot more in terms of their physical health, shortened
0:24.8	telomeres and cellular inflammation and aging. They tend to suffer more from
0:29.4	things like diabetes and heart disease. Synics die younger than non-synics from all-cause mortality.
0:36.7	One of the most efficient ways to calm our nervous system
0:41.0	is to be connected with other people.
0:43.0	In order to feel that connection and benefit from it,
0:46.0	you need to believe in people.
0:48.0	If you think of social connection as a form of psychological nourishment,
0:52.0	it's like cynics can't digest it.
0:55.0	They can't break it down. They can't use it. And therefore it's very hard for them to tap into
1:00.0	this part of life that helps to distress-stress us, that helps to get us into a state where we can
1:06.8	stop worrying and stop our nervous system from eating itself alive.
1:11.3	It's my and bialix breakdown.
1:13.0	She's going to break it down for you.
1:16.0	Because you know she knows a thing or two.
1:19.0	And now she's going to break down.
1:21.0	It's a breakdown.
1:22.0	She's going to break it down. She's going to break it down.
1:24.0	Hey, I just found out something astounding.
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