Dr. Ethan Kross
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It's not. And that's okay. There are people who I love, who I'm super close to. I don't talk to them about my chatter. It doesn't help me. It actually pushes me in the wrong direction. But my board is an amazing asset that I possess and I lean on it frequently to deal with my chatter.
It's not. And that's okay. There are people who I love, who I'm super close to. I don't talk to them about my chatter. It doesn't help me. It actually pushes me in the wrong direction. But my board is an amazing asset that I possess and I lean on it frequently to deal with my chatter.
It's not. And that's okay. There are people who I love, who I'm super close to. I don't talk to them about my chatter. It doesn't help me. It actually pushes me in the wrong direction. But my board is an amazing asset that I possess and I lean on it frequently to deal with my chatter.
So I like to divide the way of helping others into two buckets. One thing you can do, if they come to you for help, as often happens to us, people want to talk to us, people want our support, then you follow that guide that we just talked about. You listen and learn, and then you advise. And part of the advice is giving them the tools. The way we help others is teaching others about these tools.
So I like to divide the way of helping others into two buckets. One thing you can do, if they come to you for help, as often happens to us, people want to talk to us, people want our support, then you follow that guide that we just talked about. You listen and learn, and then you advise. And part of the advice is giving them the tools. The way we help others is teaching others about these tools.
So I like to divide the way of helping others into two buckets. One thing you can do, if they come to you for help, as often happens to us, people want to talk to us, people want our support, then you follow that guide that we just talked about. You listen and learn, and then you advise. And part of the advice is giving them the tools. The way we help others is teaching others about these tools.
I do this to my kids all the time. I'm constantly complaining that we're born into the world with the ability to experience chatter and big emotions. We're not born into the world with the user's guide that teaches us these tools. So if my kids come to me, I listen, and then I offer them tools.
I do this to my kids all the time. I'm constantly complaining that we're born into the world with the ability to experience chatter and big emotions. We're not born into the world with the user's guide that teaches us these tools. So if my kids come to me, I listen, and then I offer them tools.
I do this to my kids all the time. I'm constantly complaining that we're born into the world with the ability to experience chatter and big emotions. We're not born into the world with the user's guide that teaches us these tools. So if my kids come to me, I listen, and then I offer them tools.
But then there's another situation where you see people you care about, your colleagues, your loved ones, and they don't ask you for help. And then the question is, well, what do you do? Do you let them just figure it out on their own, suffer in silence? Do you volunteer the support without them asking? There's been research on this, and it's tricky.
But then there's another situation where you see people you care about, your colleagues, your loved ones, and they don't ask you for help. And then the question is, well, what do you do? Do you let them just figure it out on their own, suffer in silence? Do you volunteer the support without them asking? There's been research on this, and it's tricky.
But then there's another situation where you see people you care about, your colleagues, your loved ones, and they don't ask you for help. And then the question is, well, what do you do? Do you let them just figure it out on their own, suffer in silence? Do you volunteer the support without them asking? There's been research on this, and it's tricky.
The research shows that if you volunteer the support without the person asking, it has the potential to blow up in your face. As a parent, I'm sure you've experienced this, as I know I have. So sometimes if I've seen my kids, I know they're struggling with something, This is something I can help them with. And I volunteer the advice. It's basically a mild version of how they respond.
The research shows that if you volunteer the support without the person asking, it has the potential to blow up in your face. As a parent, I'm sure you've experienced this, as I know I have. So sometimes if I've seen my kids, I know they're struggling with something, This is something I can help them with. And I volunteer the advice. It's basically a mild version of how they respond.
The research shows that if you volunteer the support without the person asking, it has the potential to blow up in your face. As a parent, I'm sure you've experienced this, as I know I have. So sometimes if I've seen my kids, I know they're struggling with something, This is something I can help them with. And I volunteer the advice. It's basically a mild version of how they respond.
When you offer support and it's not asked for, what that does is it communicates to the person that they're not capable of handling their own circumstances. And that can elicit defensiveness. So here's the really cool thing. We have learned how you can still help people when they don't ask for help. And what it involves doing is is providing support invisibly.
When you offer support and it's not asked for, what that does is it communicates to the person that they're not capable of handling their own circumstances. And that can elicit defensiveness. So here's the really cool thing. We have learned how you can still help people when they don't ask for help. And what it involves doing is is providing support invisibly.
When you offer support and it's not asked for, what that does is it communicates to the person that they're not capable of handling their own circumstances. And that can elicit defensiveness. So here's the really cool thing. We have learned how you can still help people when they don't ask for help. And what it involves doing is is providing support invisibly.
This is a secret weapon that everyone that you are listening, if you're listening, you now have a secret weapon.
This is a secret weapon that everyone that you are listening, if you're listening, you now have a secret weapon.