If I Could Only Listen To Two Podcasts For The Rest of My Life, It’d Be These

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Have you ever heard of the theory called ‘The Lesser Minds Problem’?

It’s a concept dubbed by psychologists Schroeder, Epley and Waytz in 2010. The theory is this: because we can’t see what’s happening in other people’s heads, we have a tendency to assume that others’ minds are less complex and more superficial than our own. This is because we only have access to our own thoughts and thus can’t imagine other people deal with as many fears, doubts, insecurities as we do. This gives us a highly distorted picture of how odd we are and how normal and perfect other people must be.

We need access to people’s inner lives to see and understand how everyone else is just as flawed as we are. For me, podcasts are a powerful way to do just that. It’s like books, but with an extra layer of intimacy since you can hear the voices, the emotions, the silences, the hesitations. Two shows, in particular, have taught me a lot about people, relationships and ultimately about myself.

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is a British podcast that “celebrates the things that haven’t gone right.”…