Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

• #87 - What is judgment?
• #17 - What are heuristics?

Books referenced in this episode are:

• The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins
• The Parasitic Mind, by Gad Saad
• Contagious, by Jonah Berger
• Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari
• I am Code, by code-davinci-002

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Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

• #169 - What is non-violent communication?
• #84 - What are complaints?
• #77 - What is curiosity?
• #72 - What is the drama triangle?
• #70 - What is self-awareness?
• #66 - What are the four horsemen of conflict?
• #61 - What are the five love languages?
• #55 - What is anger?

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Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

• #99 - What are emotions?
• #90 - What is negotiation?
• #87 - What is judgment?
• #70 - What is self-awareness?
• #66 - What are the four horsemen of conflict?
• #65 - What are defense mechanisms?
• #25 - What makes conflict uncomfortable?
• #23 - What is fear?
• #22 - What is conflict?

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This is a book review episode of The Anglo-American Establishment by Carroll Quigley.

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• #127 - What is propaganda?
• #123 - What is authority? (5 of 7)
• #121 - What is social proof? (3 of 7)
• #115 - What is persuasion? (0 of 7)
• #62 - What is a worldview?

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Timestamps:

• [00:21] Book review primer
• [02:01] Chapter organization
• [06:21] First insight: complexity of influence networks
• [08:49] Second insight: public opinion manipulation
• [11:18] Are there benign conspiracies?
• [13:01] Outro

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Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

• #86 - What is perception?
• #71 - What is discipline?
• #64 - What is reframing?

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This is a book club episode where Kyle, Doug, and Scott review Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke.

Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

• #164 - Why do we struggle?

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Timestamps:

• [00:17] Conversation primer
• [05:45] The bodega ritual
• [08:23] Book introduction
• [10:53] Addiction, pain, and pleasure
• [16:23] Access to porn and dopamine
• [19:33] Phone addiction and social media
• [26:10] Reading as an antidote
• [30:49] Smut, violence, arousal, and struggling
• [39:08] General takeaways
• [46:25] Our next book?
• [49:19] Outro

Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

• #152 - What is meaning-making?
• #151 - What is a belief?
• #99 - What are emotions?
• #64 - What is reframing?

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