Podcast 466 | Hope for Cynics
In this public episode of , The Minimalists speak with Dr. Jamil Zaki from Stanford University about understanding and overcoming hopelessness and cynicism. Listen to the full Maximal episode on .
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Discussed in This Episode
- In what ways does cynicism mimic false hope?
- How do you find hope when you’ve felt hopeless for a long time?
- What are the surprising downsides of hope?
- Listener tip: Overthinking makes people feel hopeless.
- How can I walk away from a hopeless relationship if the other person is unwell?
- Is there a way for me to lovingly combat my spouse’s cynicism?
- How can a cynical person stop catastrophizing?
- How has social media amplified our collective cynicism?
- How do I snap out of it when I’m feeling hopeless?
- Do surveys suggest that people are more kind and generous than you think?
- Hope is a knife.
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at .
- Hope is not achieved; it is buried beneath your cynicism.
- Confidence is authentic; arrogance is a fraud.
- Hope deferred makes the heart sick.
- Hope is a measure of future regrets.
- Relationships might be transactional, but love is not a transaction.
- Gasoline has never extinguished a fire.
- Judgment is a mirror that reflects the insecurities of the judge.
- You can’t rewrite the story until you realize it’s a script.
- Hopelessness clouds the mind; mindfulness clears the sky.
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