In this episode, I talk with Kane, who hosts a podcast for Australian first responders. Kane interviewed me for his podcast and kindly agreed to allow me to crosspost the interview to my audience. We talk about my forthcoming book How to Think Like Socrates, and how Socratic and Stoic philosophy can help us to improve our lives today, in the modern world.

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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Walter Matweychuk. Dr. Matweychuk is a practicing psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and has an independent telehealth practice in Manhattan with clients worldwide. He is also an adjunct professor of Applied Psychology at New York University. He has personally worked with both of the two main pioneers of cognitive-behavioral therapy: Albert Ellis and Aaron T. Beck. He is the author of several books on Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), including Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: A Newcomer's Guide and The REBT Pocket Companion for Clients.

Every Saturday at 9 AM in New York City on Zoom, he does a demonstration of REBT with a volunteer willing to discuss a real problem, which has now surpassed 218 consecutive weeks; go to his website REBTDoctor.com to register for the link.

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Highlights

* What is Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy?

* Why he chose to focus on REBT rather than Beck’s cognitive therapy

* Mindfulness and acceptance based approaches in relation to REBT

* What’s the future of REBT?

* The key similarities are between Stoicism and REBT

* The REBT model of anger

* What would a philosophy of life based on REBT look like?

Links

* REBTdoctor.com

* The REBT Pocket Companion for Clients

* Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: A Newcomer's Guide

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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Gad Saad. (Apologies for the room reverb on my mic!) Dr. Saad is a well-known public intellectual, champion of free speech, and renowned evolutionary psychologist. He is Professor of Marketing at the John Molson School of Business, at Concordia University, in Montreal, and has recently also been appointed Visiting Professor and Global Ambassador at Northwood University. Gad has a popular YouTube channel, and a podcast called The Saad Truth, and he’s the author of several best-selling books; the latest one is titled The Saad Truth about Happiness: 8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life. Yesterday was the four-year anniversary of the release of his most widely-known book The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense. Gad is currently working on his next book Suicidal Empathy.

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Highlights

* What is happiness? Are some people confused about what it means to be happy?

* What makes us so unhappy today?

* Do consumerism and celebrity culture make us unhappy? .

* The relationship between emotional resilience and happiness

* Secrets to living a happy life

* What problems are caused by woke culture and political correctness?

* For and against anger

Links

* Gad Saad’s Personal Website

* Gad Saad’s Twitter

* Psychology Today Blog

* YouTube Channel

* Facebook Public Page

* The Parasitic Mind

* The Saad Truth about Happiness

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