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ReThinking

The science of healthy relationships with John and Julie Gottman

ReThinking

TED

Worklife Podcasts, Adam Grant, Rethinking Podcast, Ted Podcast Adam Grant, Organizational Psychology, Ted Talks, Adam Grant Podcasts, Society & Culture

4.7 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

For decades, renowned psychologists John and Julie Gottman have studied–and guided–healthy relationships. They share insights from their research–and their marriage–on how to avoid a relationship apocalypse, handle conflict, and make love last. Their latest book, “The Love Prescription” is out now, and Adam has a field day getting them to demonstrate the differences between good and bad fights.
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0:00.0

Sean has had some good ideas over the years.

0:05.0

But using Canva was a really good one.

0:08.0

Sean designed some social posts to promote his friend's car boot sale.

0:13.0

They looked good.

0:15.0

Really, really good.

0:17.0

Next thing he knows, someone came and bought the lot, including the car.

0:24.6

Now Sean doesn't know how he's going to get home.

0:28.1

Thanks, Canva.

0:30.3

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0:32.7

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1:52.7

Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant.

1:54.8

Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast on the Science of What Makes Us Tick.

1:58.8

I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people

2:03.2

to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.

2:09.9

My guests today have changed how I think about relationships.

2:14.0

Actually, they've probably done more good for everyone's relationships

2:17.1

than anybody else on Earth.

2:19.3

As pioneering psychologists, for the past four decades,

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