Dr. Lisle talks with a listener during an on-air session about life direction, identity, and finding happiness.
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69: Animal haters, Porn in LTR, Being a nicer person, Decision fatigue & Netflix
1. If evolutionary psychology considers parental investment theory and the investment in kin as essential why do so many people in the West keep animals. 2. I used to get really upset when my partner watched . I have relaxed and now feel like it’s not the worst thing he can do and will not end my relationship so I shouldn’t get upset. What do you think? 3. Can a person’s placing on the agreeability continuum be situational? I believe I am more or less disagreeable depending on the dynamics of different relationships. Is there anything a disagreeable person like me can do to Beat My Genes and become a nicer person. 4. Previously, you’ve mentioned the thing that matters for a woman’s pair bond value is her physical attractiveness, and that the female is objectively 1 rating more attractive than the male, who comes with resources. I know a few couples where the male is significantly more attractive than the female, and in which the female has greater resources to offer than the male. This sort of pair bonding relationship should not happen according to you. What’s going on here? 5. What can people do to defeat decision fatigue and overcome the allure of Netflix? I have a project that I’ve been slowly working on, but after work I’m too tired to work on it, and on weekends I’m so overwhelmed by decision fatigue about whether to do more pressing errands (cooking, creating a budget, shopping, etc) or devote time to my project that I end up neglecting everything. 6. You explained male homosexuality from an evolutionary psychology perspective, but what about female homosexuality? 7. Other than being the best renditions of our respective selves, what can one do to build up their perceived status in the village?
68: Explaining enablers, dating with psychiatric disorders, and having grit
Explaining enablers, dating with psychiatric disorders, and having grit