07: Understanding your Personality

Dr. Lisle dives into a discussion of personality diffferences and what role they play in different life circumstances.  For example, if you ever had to hire an attorney to defend you, you would want them to be a generally argumentative person.  If you had to hire an accountant, you’d want them to be very detail-oriented.  Similarly, if you are a naturally passionate and highly extraverted person, sitting at a desk job in your own cubicle all day long can be miserable even if it’s a great job.  How can you meet these challenges while staying true to who you are.  

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Host: Nathan Gershfeld                              

Interviewee: Doug Lisle, Ph.D.

http://www.BeatYourGenes.org

 

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06: Psychology of Gender Dynamics and Differences

Dr. Lisle discusses the biological difference between men and women, how this translates into modern society.

 

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Host: Nathan Gershfeld

Interviewee: Doug Lisle, Ph.D.

http://www.BeatYourGenes.org

 

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03: High Cost of High Expectations

Motivation and expectations are supposed to go hand-in-hand.  The idea being – if you’re expected to achieve a goal, your motivation kicks in to meet these expectations.  In this episode, Dr. Lisle goes over a concept called The Ego Trap.  Which is the trap we may find ourselves in if the expectations of our performance exceeds what we think we can reasonably accomplish.  Dr. Lisle describes this trap, how this process works, why it works the way it does, and how to effectively overcome it. 

 

Copyright Beat Your Genes Podcast

Host: Nathan Gershfeld

Interviewee: Doug Lisle, Ph.D.

http://www.BeatYourGenes.org

Intro & outro song: City of Happy Ones · Ferenc Hegedus