Episode 13: Pollyanna

08/25/20 • 62 min

Pollyanna is the tendency for people to remember or look at pleasant things more accurately than unpleasant things. Another way to put this is to say looking at things with a positivity bias. At first glance, this may seem to be a good thing, to a degree it is. The downside to this outlook is not accouting for negative things in life accurately. That can lead to a living on a cloud that does not exist. From ignoring something that needs your attention, to just letting bad stuff happen that could have been affected by oneself. Take a listen and see how Eddie and Darren view life and what you may learn from their conversation. As usual, their are tangents that fall off topic. See what Eddie means by "off pudding". Please send comments and questions to [email protected].

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Episode 12: Time

There is a sublte, slight audio pop/click it is fixed at 33 minute mark, apologies Time is a big topic. It is the one currency that we all have the same. Now, we don't all live to be the same age at death. However, in a day to day sense, we all have those 24 hours. How we spend that currency is another facet of our personalities. Like a lot of things, we can change and modify our time consumption. Darren is definitely not type A, but has to have a feeling of accomplishment daily. Eddie is organized, but doesn't have to accomplish something daily. How do you answer this, do you have to accomplish something everyday? Do you structure all of your time? When you are experiencing different emotions, the passage of time can be feel faster or slower.

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Episode 14: HEROES

Heroes are the people or characters we emulate for their actions and values. As a young person, we might look up to parents, grand parents, or friends of the family. Additionally, we may identify with fictional characters from movies, books, tv, or comics. One could even say that an ideal hero is what we might want ourselves to be. Another hero scenario, could be someone we want to save us from ourselves, others, or a situation we are in. Who are heroes in your life? There are many people over the course of history that we could call heroes. Not to be left out, there heroes around all of us. People that go above and beyond to make a change in a better way. Lots of athletes will say someone in their growing up was a hero. These people provided resources and time to help others. Anyone can be a hero. Odds are we are people that somebody looks up to for something. How do think people look at you? Not your physical being, but your attitude and behavior. Try to be the individual, that on your funeral day, many people will say "we were best friends". Take a listen and see why Eddie thinks of the Looney Tunes characters need therapy. Give us your feedback through Facebook or Twitter or email [email protected]

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