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Scott Barry Kaufman - How to Use Psychology to Solve Real-World Problems

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Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures

Education, Stoicism, Stoic, Ryan Holiday, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Business, Daily Stoic, Stoic Philosophy, Philosophy, 694393

4.55.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with Scott Barry Kaufman about passion versus purpose, what psychology can tell us about our political leaders, how to foster empathy in other people, and more.

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., is an author, psychologist, professor, and podcaster. Kaufman hosts The Psychology Podcast, the number-one psychology podcast in the world. His new book, Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, reimagines the idea of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

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0:22.2

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0:29.2

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0:36.2

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0:45.2

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0:49.2

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0:55.2

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1:09.2

Hey, it's GuyRaz here and on my podcast how I built this, I talked to the founders behind some of the world's biggest and most innovative companies like Starbucks, Google and Pedagonia.

1:19.2

And together we discuss all of the skills these leaders have learned along the way, like how to solve complex problems and how to lead through uncertainty.

1:28.2

But how I built this isn't your average business podcast.

1:31.2

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1:44.2

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1:52.2

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1:59.2

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2:06.2

Hey, it's Brian Holiday. Welcome to another episode of The Daily Stoke Podcast.

2:11.2

You know, one of the things they don't tell you about having kids is how humbling it's going to be.

2:17.2

I was putting my, my oldest son is almost four down to bed, a little less than a week ago and he was pretty tired.

2:25.2

And so I, we just read a book with pictures and I didn't want to read another book with pictures because it was just going to, he wouldn't go to bed because he'd be too excited.

2:33.2

So I grabbed something from the shelf that didn't have any pictures and it happened to be a copy of, of Ego is the enemy which he grabbed off my shelf and put in his room.

2:43.2

And so I started reading from a random random page and he goes the enemy as of course would happen.

2:50.2

He fell asleep in about eight seconds flat and I thought, oh, okay, he must have been really tired.

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