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Meikles & Dimes

171: What If You Were Incapable of Distrust | Writer Jennifer Latson

Nov 18, 2024
22:20

Jennifer Latson is a writer, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and journalist who has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, TIME, The Boston Globe, and other publications. She is also the author of The Boy Who Loved Too Much.

Jennifer has an English degree from Yale University and an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from the University of New Hampshire.

In this episode we discuss the following:

  • Williams Syndrome, which occurs in about one in 10,000 people, makes people incapable of distrust, so people with Williams Syndrome love everyone (and they want to hug everyone). And in return, people love those with Williams Syndrome.

  • I love what Williams Syndrome teaches us. It’s not always about what we say, or how we say it. But rather, if we are genuinely curious about people and want to connect with them, they will feel it, and they will be forgiving if we aren’t the most articulate or charismatic.

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