How To Stop Worrying About What People Think Of You | Michael Gervais
Publisher |
Ten Percent Happier
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Health & Fitness
Mental Health
Publication Date |
Apr 01, 2024
Episode Duration |
01:07:05

Why fear of other people’s opinions (FOPO) holds us back, and what to do about it.  

Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist and the host of the Finding Mastery podcast. His new book is called The First Rule of MasteryStop Worrying About What People Think of You. 

In this episode we talk about:

  • A handy new acronym: FOPO, Fear of People’s Opinions 
  • How the evolutionary roots of our desire for social acceptance work against us in the modern world 
  • Why caring about what others think is not the same thing as worrying about what others think 
  • The difference between a purpose-based identity and a performance-based identity 
  • The anti-FOPO power of things like: imagination, journaling, meditation, social support, and considering your mortality
  • Why focusing less on yourself can be the greatest bulwark against FOPO

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Why fear of other people’s opinions (FOPO) holds us back, and what to do about it.

Why fear of other people’s opinions (FOPO) holds us back, and what to do about it.  

Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist and the host of the Finding Mastery podcast. His new book is called The First Rule of MasteryStop Worrying About What People Think of You. 

In this episode we talk about:

  • A handy new acronym: FOPO, Fear of People’s Opinions 
  • How the evolutionary roots of our desire for social acceptance work against us in the modern world 
  • Why caring about what others think is not the same thing as worrying about what others think 
  • The difference between a purpose-based identity and a performance-based identity 
  • The anti-FOPO power of things like: imagination, journaling, meditation, social support, and considering your mortality
  • Why focusing less on yourself can be the greatest bulwark against FOPO

Related Episodes:

Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here

Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok

Ten Percent Happier online bookstore

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/michael-gervais-returns

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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