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Do You Have Free Will?
"There's a lot of commonality that we have with very, very simple organisms," he says. "It maybe takes you down a couple notches and your human superiority complex." But there is something that we kno like effective free will - it would slike we have free will.
Given the stress of the global environment we are living through. Daily threats to our finances, freedom, and relationships, people are living on edge and tensions are high. Outburst at home during family time slips more often and road rage is becoming common behavior. Tensions are high and with that comes heightened emotional responses.
Leonard Mlodinow is an American physicist, screenplay writer, and a five time NY Times best selling author. He and Tom discuss the context of being emotional and understanding how feelings shape our thoughts and our actions from his latest book, Emotional, How Feeling Shape Our Thinking. Leonard reveals the importance of knowing your emotional tendencies, how to regulate your emotions and make conscious decisions for a better emotional response. If you’ve ever thought people were either emotional thinkers or rational, this conversation is going to open your mind to a much bigger picture.
Check out Leonard Mlodinow’s book, Emotional, How Feeling Shape Our Thinking: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B091PJ8BSJ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
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SHOW NOTES:
0:00 | Introduction to Leonard Mlodinow
1:45 | Emotions and Rational Thought
11:03 | Emotional Reactions
19:25 | Emotional Northstar
32:11 | Mind Body Connection to Emotion
42:03 | Emotional Tendencies & Malleability
46:44 | Wanting Things Vs. Liking Things
59:39 | Free Will and Determination
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