We Are Fundamentally Confused About Our Identity

Key Principles for Psychological Work, Part 2/2 (#147)

What are the key principles for doing psychological work? How do we know we are doing this work properly? How do we know we are not deceiving ourselves? In part 2 two-part mini-series we cover principles 3 and 4 for this work. This will underlie any future work we do. Next listen: What is Psychology? (#143), Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 1 (#144) All my episodes on Psychology: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e [https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e] 200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats [https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats] Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links [https://deep-psychology.com/my-links]

How to Understand People Inside Out

We're all living in our own world. To truly comprehend others, you need to feel into the world they inhabit as you interact with them. Look closely at their true desires, needs and motivations beyond your kneejerk reactions. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 27/5 episode, We All Live In Our Own World (#146), originally published in 2024. All my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e [https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e] Explore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats [https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats] Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links [ https://deep-psychology.com/my-links]

We Only Know a Tiny Slither of Life

We only experience a miniscule piece of the entire world, and this little microcosm shapes us and is reflected in our character. Not only that, we interpret the world in our own way. Put these two insights together and it's clear we all live in our own world. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 27/5 episode, We All Live In Our Own World (#146), originally published in 2024. All my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e [https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e] Explore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats [https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats] Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links [ https://deep-psychology.com/my-links]

Your Fundamental Assumption About Humans

We typically believe there is a single objective world that we may perceive differently but ultimately is common to us all. We also believe we're all the same and have the same goals and values. But is this really true? This is a snippet from my Wednesday 27/5 episode, We All Live In Our Own World (#146), originally published in 2024. All my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e [https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e] Explore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats [https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats] Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links [ https://deep-psychology.com/my-links]

We All Live In Our Own World [Repost] (#146)

You only experience a finite part of objective reality, of all positive input you could receive, of all possible human experiences, AND your unique psychology is so powerful that it puts a particular slant or filter on everything you experience. This in short is why we all live in our own world. This is a foundational episode of mine, originally published in July 2024. Next listen: What is Psychology? (#143); The Key Principles of Psychological Work Part 1 (#144) All my Psychology episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e [https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e] 200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats [https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats] Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links [ https://deep-psychology.com/my-links]