
Arthur Books in conversation with Simon Sinek
The Arthur Brooks Show
Choose Knowledge over Contempt
Choose knowledge over contempt by making a moral choice on what to give attention to. Break the habit of indulging in outrage by substituting warm-heartedness instead. Expand the space between stimulus and response, replacing outrage-inducing content with positivity. Turn off biased, divisive sources that fuel anger. Analogously, breaking the habit is like deleting an addictive game; initially challenging but liberating in the long run. Be aware of companies using dopamine to make people addicted and miserable.
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