What is Truth?: Bridging the Gap Between What You Feel and What is Real

The Truth About Feelings

The episode explores the relationship between feelings and truth, highlighting the gap between feelings and reality, the distinction between feelings and truth, the role of emotional intelligence in decision making, the nature of feelings as recognition and intuition, and the unreliability of feelings as a standalone standard for truth. Takeaways * Feelings as Data * Emotional Intelligence Chapters * 00:00 The Gap Between Feelings and Reality * 06:43 Emotional Intelligence and Decision Making * 12:40 The Unreliability of Feelings References * Bradberry, T., & Greaves, J. (2009). Emotional Intelligence 2.0. TalentSmart. * Goodreads. (n.d.). A quote by Warren Buffett. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8956691-what-the-human-being-is-best-at-doing-is-interpreting [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8956691-what-the-human-being-is-best-at-doing-is-interpreting]  * Greenaway, K. H., Kalokerinos, E. K., & Williams, L. A. (2018). Context is everything (in emotion research). Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 12(6), e12393. https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/spc3.12393)Kassam [https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/spc3.12393)Kassam] * K., Lerner, J. S., Kanesan, P., & Fauzan, N. (2019). MODELS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: A REVIEW. E-BANGI, Suppl.Special Issue 7, 16, 1-9. https://colby.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/models-emotional-intelligence-review/docview/2396318735/se-2 [https://colby.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/models-emotional-intelligence-review/docview/2396318735/se-2]  * Li, Y., & Valdesolo, P. (2015). Emotion and decision making. Annual Review of Psychology, 66(1), 799–823. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115043 [https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115043]  * Pham, M. T. (2004). The logic of feeling. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 14(4), 360–369. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327663jcp1404_5 [https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327663jcp1404_5]  * Solomon, R. C. (2007). True to our feelings: What our emotions are really telling us. Oxford University Press. https://tinyurl.com/5n8vh8ne [https://tinyurl.com/5n8vh8ne] * Stephen, L. (2024, July 17). The space between stimulus and response - ignite. IGNITE Peak Performance. https://ignitepeakperformance.com/general/the-space-between-stimulus-and-response/ [https://ignitepeakperformance.com/general/the-space-between-stimulus-and-response/]

The Truth About Lenses

The conversation delves into the impact of lenses on perception, interpretation, and relationships. It explores the challenges of lens awareness and the need for understanding the impact of lenses on reality. The discussion also highlights the process of examining and shifting lenses, as well as the role of lenses in self-protection and relational misunderstandings. Takeaways * Lens shapes reality * Understanding the impact of lenses * Challenges of lens awareness Chapters * 00:00 Examining Lenses: Origin and Meaning Guest: Christina Wong https://www.yourjourneybacktoself.com/ [https://www.yourjourneybacktoself.com/] References Mair, N. (2022, February 6). The Psychological Lens. Medium. https://medium.com/@nickmair3/the-psychological-lens-5313b1bc8f18 [https://medium.com/@nickmair3/the-psychological-lens-5313b1bc8f18]   Mifsud, R., & Sammut, G. (2023). Worldviews and the role of social values that underlie them. PLOS ONE, 18(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288451 [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288451]   Galinsky, A. S., Ku, G. D., & Wang, C. (2010). Perception through a perspective-taking lens: Differential effects on judgment and behavior. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46(5), 792–798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2010.04.001 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2010.04.001]   Byom, L. J., & Mutlu, B. (2013). Theory of mind: Mechanisms, methods, and New Directions. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00413 [https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00413]  Lin, D. Y., Pronin, E., & Ross, L. (2002). The bias blind spot: Perceptions of bias in self versus others. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28(3), 369–381. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167202286008 [https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167202286008]  Cherry, K. (2026, January 8). Actor-Observer Bias in Social Psychology. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-actor-observer-bias-2794813?utm_source=chatgpt.com [https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-actor-observer-bias-2794813?utm_source=chatgpt.com]

The Truth About Coexistence

The episode explores the concept of coexistence and the challenges of holding multiple truths in the same space. It delves into the nature of truth, the challenge of coexistence, and the distinctions between truth as experience and truth as authority. It also examines the impact of truth on experience, interpretation, and meaning, highlighting the complexities of navigating multiple truths in various contexts. Takeaways * Coexistence requires empathy, restraint, and willingness to remain engaged * Truth as experience differs from truth as authority References Alles, T. (2022). Truth and Perspectives. Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society, 8(1), 13–33. https://doi.org/10.30965/23642807-bja10040 [https://doi.org/10.30965/23642807-bja10040]  Belmir, I., Dadda, S., & Nejjari, A. (2025). From interculturality to coexistence: Towards a new societal paradigm. Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 38(4), 114–120. https://doi.org/10.9734/jesbs/2025/v38i41405 [https://doi.org/10.9734/jesbs/2025/v38i41405]   Capps, J. (2023, May 22). The Pragmatic Theory of Truth. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-pragmatic/ [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-pragmatic/]   Hautamaki, A. (2022, February 16). Disagreement, points of view, and truth-relativism - acta analytica. SpringerLink. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12136-021-00504-x [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12136-021-00504-x]  Johnson, D. (2020). Deep disagreement, hinge commitments, and intellectual humility. Episteme, 19(3), 353–372. https://doi.org/10.1017/epi.2020.31 [https://doi.org/10.1017/epi.2020.31]  Pritchard, D. (2018, November 23). Intellectual humility and the epistemology of disagreement - synthese. SpringerLink. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-018-02024-5 [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-018-02024-5]  Ramesh, M. (2020, September 24). Never settle: The inspiring story of an old watch and self-worth!. Medium. https://mythiliramesh.medium.com/never-settle-the-inspiring-story-of-an-old-watch-and-self-worth-102a43861922 [https://mythiliramesh.medium.com/never-settle-the-inspiring-story-of-an-old-watch-and-self-worth-102a43861922]  Smeekes, A., Velthuis, E., & Verkuyten, M. (2021, June 16). The different faces of social tolerance: Conceptualizing and measuring respect and coexistence tolerance - social indicators research. SpringerLink. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-021-02724-5 [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-021-02724-5]

The Truth About What is Truth?

The podcast explores the nature of truth and the importance of understanding different perspectives. It emphasizes the need to move beyond debate and affirmation to genuinely understand how people arrive at their beliefs. Each episode begins with a question, definitions upfront, and an open dialogue focused on the question. Takeaways * Understanding different perspectives * Importance of truth