Social Skills as the Road to Character

With the Old Breed is widely considered one of the greatest war memoirs ever written. Penned by Eugene Sledge, a Marine who fought with the 1st Division — the old breed — in the Pacific campaigns of Peleliu and Okinawa, the book is unflinching, deeply human, and so vividly writte ...  Show more

Back in 2019, David Epstein joined me to talk about his book Range and why generalists often thrive in a specialized world. Now he’s back with a new book that explores a seemingly opposite idea: the power of constraints. In Inside the Box, David argues that limits — deadlines, bo ...  Show more

New York Times columnist, political pundit and bestselling author David Brooks reveals how we can discover and build a stronger, more meaningful moral character and deeper inner life. David shares his personal and well-researched path on the road to “save his own soul.” He takes ...  Show more

Dave and Tamler talk about the influence of character judgments on attributions of blame. What is the function of the blame--to assign responsibility or to judge a person's character? Is it fair that we blame douchebags more than good people who commit exactly the same act, or ...

00:00:00 Improve your people skills00:02:38 The Triangle Eye Contact Technique00:06:53 Using Proxemics00:09:27 Personal Space00:14:23 Perceptual Positions For Empathy And Awareness00:23:45 Three-Step Active ListeningImprove Your People Skills: How to Build Relationships Anywhere, ...  Show more

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In this powerful Masterclass episode, a group of exceptional individuals come together to share their wisdom and daily practices that foster p ...