28. Why Do We Hoard?

What’s the difference between dispositional optimism and agentic hope? Are there benefits to taking a long shot, even if it turns out to be an air ball? And how is Angela like an N.F.L. quarterback? This episode originally aired on February 13th, 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad ... Show More

Can you quantify emotional intelligence? Who should you hire — someone smart, or someone good with people? And how did Angie do on an online emotional intelligence test? This episode originally aired on February 6th, 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz ... Show More

Why are humans so fascinated by coincidences? What do Carl Jung and an album by The Police have in common? And what did Stephen win in a bar mitzvah limbo contest? This episode originally aired on January 30th, 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f ... Show More

today i wanted to talk about how we view the past, the present, and the future. i’ve had healthy and unhealthy relationships with these three time periods throughout my life, and i can almost guarantee that you have too. it’s easy to become obsessed with the past, or the present, ... Show More

Do you find yourself spending a lot of time thinking about the past? Thinking about friends you used to have, memories you treasure, or moments you wish you could go back to? In this episode, we talk about why reminiscing can be a bad thing, what we miss about the past, and how t ... Show More

This week the guys talk about the future: expectations vs. reality. What did people in the past predict the future would be like? Were they accurate? Will we be accurate if we attempt to do the same…? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

It’s all fun and games to think about how backwards and misguided some things people did in the past were until you realize we’ll be “the past” one day. What do we do now that will seem primitive then and how will they be better in the future?See omnystudio.com/listener for priva ... Show More

Time is the one thing you experience every single second of your life. And nobody can explain what it actually is.You feel it passing. You watch it on clocks. You lose it. You waste it. You wish you had more of it. But if someone asked you to explain what time actually is, you'd ... Show More

Humans have a tendency to focus on the future. We tend to get so caught up in the future, concentrating on what we don’t have or what’s to come, that we don’t see what’s right in front of us. Is your idea of what should be happening getting in the way of what is actually happenin ... Show More

This week we tackle the conundrum of "how would you spend your time if you knew you'd die in 2 years?" We discuss some of the different ways of framing and thinking about this question, and to what extent it can help figure out what we're doing with our lives. See Privacy Policy ... Show More

Join Susan for a guided exercise that can help you connect with how you want to move forward in the future. Ask yourself: What do I need to let go of? What parts of my life have not been working for me? What does the child in me need? And what does the future in me need? Hosted o ... Show More

Life changes in the lives of those close to us can make us question our own choices. We reflect on changes, choices and stability.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Some names echo through time — others vanish. What decides which one you’ll be?For more Clips from scholars like Mufti Menk, listen to Inside Islam Podcast — available on Apple and Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.