It’s easy to spend more time dwelling on the faults of others than reflecting on the room for improvement in oneself. Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore how "unilateral virtue" helps us focus on our side of the street, and keep our eyes on the prize.

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The material in this podcast comes in large part from our book Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness. If you like the podcast, you'll love the book!

Timestamps:

1:10: Where does unilateral virtue come from?

3:15: Being virtuous without becoming a doormat.

7:20: Fulfilling expectations and creating a framework of trust.

12:20: Doing things out of the kindness of our heart.

14:50: How can we establish our personal code?

18:00: Ways to set and keep personal commitments.

20:10: The difference between inner and other directed.

24:00: Other tactics for maintaining unilateral virtue.

25:30: Staying calm during an irritating interaction.

29:00: Staying humble about how righteous you are.

31:35: Feeling “at choice.”

34:15: Recap.

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