Fred Luskin
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That was one of the most poignant experiences of my life. When my wife died, which is now about 13 years ago, I continued to visit her parents and I showed up at their home. And I knocked at the door and she comes out. I mean, we had made a peace together, but we hadn't like healed. And this was a woman who was suffering from some dementia.
And she comes out and she looks at me and says, I don't think I was that nice to you sometimes, was I? And this was a woman who was suffering from some dementia. And I said, no, at times you really weren't. And she said, I'm sorry. And I said, of course, fully accepted. The piece that completely ends this is I went back home, thought about that.
And she comes out and she looks at me and says, I don't think I was that nice to you sometimes, was I? And this was a woman who was suffering from some dementia. And I said, no, at times you really weren't. And she said, I'm sorry. And I said, of course, fully accepted. The piece that completely ends this is I went back home, thought about that.
And she comes out and she looks at me and says, I don't think I was that nice to you sometimes, was I? And this was a woman who was suffering from some dementia. And I said, no, at times you really weren't. And she said, I'm sorry. And I said, of course, fully accepted. The piece that completely ends this is I went back home, thought about that.
And here I am a big shot forgiveness teacher and an older woman makes the first step. That doesn't look good. And the next time I went and visited them, I knocked on her door. And I said, remember when you told me that you were sorry for treating me a certain way? I said, well, I'm here to apologize to you.
And here I am a big shot forgiveness teacher and an older woman makes the first step. That doesn't look good. And the next time I went and visited them, I knocked on her door. And I said, remember when you told me that you were sorry for treating me a certain way? I said, well, I'm here to apologize to you.
And here I am a big shot forgiveness teacher and an older woman makes the first step. That doesn't look good. And the next time I went and visited them, I knocked on her door. And I said, remember when you told me that you were sorry for treating me a certain way? I said, well, I'm here to apologize to you.
I'm sorry for all the ways that I may not have been a good son-in-law and just made your life harder. I'm deeply sorry for that. And I think we both hurt your daughter. So please accept my apology. She smiled a little. She was, you know, not fully there. Forgiveness, wrapped it up in a bow, we're both clean, and it's as if it never happened.
I'm sorry for all the ways that I may not have been a good son-in-law and just made your life harder. I'm deeply sorry for that. And I think we both hurt your daughter. So please accept my apology. She smiled a little. She was, you know, not fully there. Forgiveness, wrapped it up in a bow, we're both clean, and it's as if it never happened.
I'm sorry for all the ways that I may not have been a good son-in-law and just made your life harder. I'm deeply sorry for that. And I think we both hurt your daughter. So please accept my apology. She smiled a little. She was, you know, not fully there. Forgiveness, wrapped it up in a bow, we're both clean, and it's as if it never happened.
It was a piece of research where they experimented with giving people scenarios and asking them to assume the role of different people in scenarios. So one of the scenarios that I remember was a bicycle accident. where a car was driving and it hit a bicycle. It was not a terrible accident. Nobody was killed. But they asked people to assume the role of car driver.
It was a piece of research where they experimented with giving people scenarios and asking them to assume the role of different people in scenarios. So one of the scenarios that I remember was a bicycle accident. where a car was driving and it hit a bicycle. It was not a terrible accident. Nobody was killed. But they asked people to assume the role of car driver.
It was a piece of research where they experimented with giving people scenarios and asking them to assume the role of different people in scenarios. So one of the scenarios that I remember was a bicycle accident. where a car was driving and it hit a bicycle. It was not a terrible accident. Nobody was killed. But they asked people to assume the role of car driver.
So in their stories, the bike driver is weaving all over the place and they're honking their horn and slowing down and skillfully trying to get around them. When they're in the role of bicyclists, it's this lunatic speeding driver came up behind me without any warning and scared the crap out of me.
So in their stories, the bike driver is weaving all over the place and they're honking their horn and slowing down and skillfully trying to get around them. When they're in the role of bicyclists, it's this lunatic speeding driver came up behind me without any warning and scared the crap out of me.
So in their stories, the bike driver is weaving all over the place and they're honking their horn and slowing down and skillfully trying to get around them. When they're in the role of bicyclists, it's this lunatic speeding driver came up behind me without any warning and scared the crap out of me.
I know from the show you do that you know about the negativity bias, the profound effect of our brain of finding things wrong and looking for problems. And I know because of the work you do that you know about the confirmation bias. Our meaning-making apparati are so biased, but they are biased mostly in the direction of threat. Since threat, that negativity bias, is there to protect us,
I know from the show you do that you know about the negativity bias, the profound effect of our brain of finding things wrong and looking for problems. And I know because of the work you do that you know about the confirmation bias. Our meaning-making apparati are so biased, but they are biased mostly in the direction of threat. Since threat, that negativity bias, is there to protect us,
I know from the show you do that you know about the negativity bias, the profound effect of our brain of finding things wrong and looking for problems. And I know because of the work you do that you know about the confirmation bias. Our meaning-making apparati are so biased, but they are biased mostly in the direction of threat. Since threat, that negativity bias, is there to protect us,
So many of the responses that we consider innate are actually off kilter because of our need and desperate biological necessity to deal with danger and threat. So in an accident, you're going to distort this to keep your ego intact to deal with the threat.