Esther Perel
speaker
5,077 appearances
21 recordings
15 series
first heard Sep 2024
last heard 21 Jun
Esther Perel’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I'll give you one sentence and the rest you will go and listen.
Because it's really profound.
She just said, the part of me that values his flourishing would be delighted.
But I would be remiss if I didn't say that I would hope that I won't be erased.
The thing is programmed to keep you on there.
And the agreeableness breeds narcissism.
Everybody is going to think that they are the most beautiful, most important creature on the planet.
How are we going to live with each other?
Then we're going to complain about polarization and war and dichotomies and divisions in society, etc.
It's so fascinating to me because why do we crave agreeableness if it's not what we need?
If it's not actually what's good for us, because I believe what you're saying is discovery, exploration, curiosity, ambiguity.
Like that's what we actually need as humans to feel alive.
That's what love is about.
But we all seem to want comfort instead.
We all seem to want agreeableness instead.
Why are we so chasing this?
Why do we like fast food?
Because it's tasty, it's easy.
Because it goes straight to the most primitive taste buds, the most basics of our taste buds.
Because it demands less effort.
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