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The Mark Divine Show

Why You SUCK at Relationships (with Eric Barker)

The Mark Divine Show

Mark Divine

Self-improvement, Alternative Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Why You SUCK at Relationships (with Eric Barker) Mark speaks with Eric Barker, Wall Street Journal best selling author and former Hollywood screenwriter. Eric left Hollywood and scripted a new challenge: organizing the counterintuitive nature of relationships, vulnerability, and cognitive biases. Key Takeaways: Do you have friends? Do you smoke? The two biggest determinants of your mortality one year after a heart attack. Eric shares the surprising science by Robert Garfield a...

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Coming up on the Mark Devine show. There's no big social implications for no longer being

1:04.4

a friend, so it's always something you choose. And, you know, without the obligation,

1:09.3

that's why friends, one of the reasons why they make us so happy. But it also means friendship

1:14.0

is very fragile, and if we're not proactive and deliberate in supporting it, it can easily fall

1:19.0

by the wayside. The research shows that after seven years, 50% of close friends aren't close friends anymore.

1:29.6

Hi, I'm Mark Devine, and this is the Mark Devine show. On the show I explore what it means to be

1:34.1

fearless through the lens of the world's most inspirational, compassionate, and resilient leaders.

1:38.6

I speak to notable folks from all areas of life, including martial arts grandmasters,

1:44.1

military leaders, high-powered executives, motivational scientists, and authors who are doing

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