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#841 - Dr Jamil Zaki - How To Be More Hopeful In A Cynical World

2024/9/21
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Jamil Zaki: 本期节目探讨了犬儒主义的定义、成因、表现及影响。心理学意义上的犬儒主义是一种世界观，认为人们普遍自私、贪婪和不诚实，因此我们可能不想信任他们。这种观点源于人类大脑的负面偏见，即更关注有害或威胁性信息。虽然这种偏见在过去可能帮助人类生存，但在现代社会却带来了许多问题。犬儒主义的表现包括不愿信任他人、采取先发制人的策略等。长期来看，犬儒主义会损害身心健康，降低职业成就，缩短寿命。此外，犬儒主义还具有传染性，一个犬儒主义者就足以影响整个团队的效率和信任度。研究表明，犬儒主义并非智慧的象征，而是对智慧的替代，它让人逃避思考，做出错误的判断。 Chris: 与Jamil Zaki教授的对话中，探讨了犬儒主义的负面影响，包括其对身心健康、职业发展和人际关系的损害。同时，也讨论了犬儒主义的传染性以及如何区分犬儒主义与怀疑主义。节目中还探讨了希望与乐观的区别，以及如何培养希望，以对抗犬儒主义带来的负面影响。

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Cynicism, as defined in psychology, is the belief that people are inherently selfish. This perspective stems from negativity bias, an ancient survival mechanism where we prioritize negative information. While once useful, this bias can lead to a cynical worldview, impacting our trust and expectations.
  • Cynicism is a theory about people being selfish, greedy, and dishonest.
  • Negativity bias is an ancient survival mechanism.
  • Cynicism is turning negativity bias into an entire worldview.

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Dr Jamil Zaki is a psychologist, professor at Stanford University, and an author.

In a world filled with fake news, bad news and doom, it’s easy to become cynical. But what does science say about whether cynicism helps or harm us? Why is it so seductive, and how can we all learn to become more hopeful?

Expect to learn why people are so tempted by cynicism, how skepticism is different, if cynical people are more or less happy, health, intelligent and successful, whether there is a reason to feel more hopeful, the role of optimism in your life, how to cultivate more positivity and much more…

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