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WorkLife with Adam Grant

The science of healthy relationships with John and Julie Gottman

Dec 13, 2022
44:47
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Renowned psychologists John and Julie Gottman share insights from their research and marriage on how to avoid a relationship apocalypse, handle conflict, and make love last. They discuss predicting divorce rates with astonishing accuracy, the concept of contempt in relationships, the value of listening and understanding in collaboration, the impact of the pandemic on relationships, exploring love languages and the importance of positive emotions, and role-playing and empathy in relationships.
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Quick takeaways

  • Identifying and addressing the four destructive conflict patterns can help save relationships.
  • Expressing feelings and needs, and maintaining a higher ratio of positive to negative emotions are key to a successful relationship.

Deep dives

The Gottmans' Journey to Studying Relationships

John and Julie Gottman became interested in studying relationships after experiencing failures in their own. They formed a lab to learn from people with successful relationships.

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