The Art of Manliness

#88: Edit Your Personal Story for Lasting Change with Dr. Tim Wilson

Nov 6, 2014

Dr. Tim Wilson, author of Redirect, discusses the power of story editing for lasting personal growth. They explore CSID and its ineffectiveness, positive narratives, overcontrolling parenting, and implementing story editing to change perception.

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Quick takeaways

Story editing can bring lasting change in people's lives by redirecting our stories into healthier directions.

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) can backfire in processing trauma, while writing exercises done after a few weeks are more effective in coping and restructuring traumatic experiences.

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The Power of Story Editing

Story editing is a concept that suggests we can fundamentally change our life trajectory and become happier and healthier by editing the stories we tell ourselves. By redirecting our stories into healthier directions, we can break the cycle of self-help advice that doesn't work in the long run.

Reflecting on the Absence of Good Things

01:35

Implementing Story Editing in Life

01:27

Introduction

3min

CSID and the Ineffectiveness of Verbalizing Traumatic Events

12min

Story Editing and the Power of Positive Narratives

8min

The Dangers of Overcontrolling Parenting and the Power of Story Editing for Student Achievement

5min

Implementing Story Editing and Changing Our Perception

3min

Do you feel stuck in behaviors or mindsets that hold you back from the man you want to be? In today's podcast we're going to introduce you to a technique scientifically proven to help bring lasting change in people's lives. It's called "story editing" and our guest today wrote a book on the subject. His name is Dr. Tim Wilson and he's the author of the book, Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change. Tim and I discuss how we can edit our stories to become better men and what George Bailey can teach us about changing our story.