Thrive Solo The One Where I Talk To Behavioural Economist & Author, Peter McGraw
In this week’s episode, I’m welcoming the brilliant Peter McGraw back to the podcast!
Dr. Peter McGraw is a behavioural economist, business school professor, and bachelor who is turning his attention to the opportunities and challenges of single living. His projects include hosting the podcast, ’Solo: Building A Remarkable Life Of Your Own’, The Solo Salon, and Single Insights: The Science of Solos. As the Director of The Humor Research Lab, Peter has authored ’Shtick to Business’ and co-authored ‘The Humor Code’. A professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business, he is a sought-after speaker, giving talks at organisations, conferences, and universities around the world.
Topics that Peter & I cover are:
- the opportunities that come about when you step off the ‘relationship escalator’;
- how Peter's new book is a celebration of the opportunities that come from singlehood, and how to live a remarkable life;
- the difference between solos and singles;
- the three main characteristics of a solo,
- how Peter has always been an unconventional thinker, one of the characteristics of a solo;
- the concept of the ‘someday singles’ who feel incomplete without a partner, and are waiting for their ‘ride or die’;
- how Scandinavian countries have the highest numbers of people living alone;
- how women in some counties and cultures are still fighting to be free of the patriarchy;
- how the best places to live in the world are also the ones with the highest number of singles;
- the fact that solos are often more socially connected than their married counterparts;
- the ‘just may’, ‘no way’ and ‘new way’ solos;
- how Peter believes that he is the man he is in large part due to his friendships;
- how being single has allowed him to work on becoming the best version of himself;
- why Peter thinks Taylor Swift is a solo at heart, as well as the ultimate spinster!
Read Peter’s article about Taylor Swift:
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/if-you-desperately-want-taylor-swift-to-marry-travis-kelce-this-is-for-you_uk_6582f193e4b085747d67e6c7
Follow Peter on Instagram:
@petermcgraw
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@PeterMcGraw
Buy Peter’s book (US):
https://www.amazon.com/Solo-Building-Remarkable-Life-Your/dp/1635768861
- Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book
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And thank you so much for listening!