Jeff Krasno

And man, I really offended a lot of people with that particular essay, because of course, there was also a simultaneous body positivity movement happening at the same time. And so people felt like I was really shaming them for being overweight. And I was just actually writing about the health implications of obesity as it pertained to this particular disease.

And man, I really offended a lot of people with that particular essay, because of course, there was also a simultaneous body positivity movement happening at the same time. And so people felt like I was really shaming them for being overweight. And I was just actually writing about the health implications of obesity as it pertained to this particular disease.

And man, I really offended a lot of people with that particular essay, because of course, there was also a simultaneous body positivity movement happening at the same time. And so people felt like I was really shaming them for being overweight. And I was just actually writing about the health implications of obesity as it pertained to this particular disease.

And I had also written tons about being a chubby kid and like dealing with it and my self-image issues and my self-worth issues. But I offended a lot of people. I would kind of exchange emails with folks. And after like three or four exchanges, I would ask them if they would like to join me on an hour-long Zoom call.

And I had also written tons about being a chubby kid and like dealing with it and my self-image issues and my self-worth issues. But I offended a lot of people. I would kind of exchange emails with folks. And after like three or four exchanges, I would ask them if they would like to join me on an hour-long Zoom call.

And I had also written tons about being a chubby kid and like dealing with it and my self-image issues and my self-worth issues. But I offended a lot of people. I would kind of exchange emails with folks. And after like three or four exchanges, I would ask them if they would like to join me on an hour-long Zoom call.

Individually. It's a lot of time. It was a lot of time. And this is generally what I call my great David Copperfield routine because I made most people disappear at that point. Most people were like, I'm out. But 26 people took me up on it. So in August and September 2020...

Individually. It's a lot of time. It was a lot of time. And this is generally what I call my great David Copperfield routine because I made most people disappear at that point. Most people were like, I'm out. But 26 people took me up on it. So in August and September 2020...

Individually. It's a lot of time. It was a lot of time. And this is generally what I call my great David Copperfield routine because I made most people disappear at that point. Most people were like, I'm out. But 26 people took me up on it. So in August and September 2020...

I put aside an hour, a couple hours every Monday and Tuesday afternoon to have hour-long Zoom calls with people that did not agree with me. And I just gave you one example, but they were also coming from the far right, from the far left, all over the place, you know? And I just really committed myself to this process.

I put aside an hour, a couple hours every Monday and Tuesday afternoon to have hour-long Zoom calls with people that did not agree with me. And I just gave you one example, but they were also coming from the far right, from the far left, all over the place, you know? And I just really committed myself to this process.

I put aside an hour, a couple hours every Monday and Tuesday afternoon to have hour-long Zoom calls with people that did not agree with me. And I just gave you one example, but they were also coming from the far right, from the far left, all over the place, you know? And I just really committed myself to this process.

And for those of you who listened to the earlier part of the podcast, you might realize that this might be very difficult for me because I was a people pleaser. I didn't like offending people, right? And at first, when I would get this kind of recrimination, I would feel like very personally attacked, very defensive.

And for those of you who listened to the earlier part of the podcast, you might realize that this might be very difficult for me because I was a people pleaser. I didn't like offending people, right? And at first, when I would get this kind of recrimination, I would feel like very personally attacked, very defensive.

And for those of you who listened to the earlier part of the podcast, you might realize that this might be very difficult for me because I was a people pleaser. I didn't like offending people, right? And at first, when I would get this kind of recrimination, I would feel like very personally attacked, very defensive.

I would stay up all night sort of brooding over like my rejoinder and like holding that little ember of resentment, like waiting to throw it the next morning. Of course, the great moral of that story is I was the one getting burned. You know, I was not sleeping. I was like, so I was like, you know. Over time, I started to actually really build what I call my psychological immune system.

I would stay up all night sort of brooding over like my rejoinder and like holding that little ember of resentment, like waiting to throw it the next morning. Of course, the great moral of that story is I was the one getting burned. You know, I was not sleeping. I was like, so I was like, you know. Over time, I started to actually really build what I call my psychological immune system.

I would stay up all night sort of brooding over like my rejoinder and like holding that little ember of resentment, like waiting to throw it the next morning. Of course, the great moral of that story is I was the one getting burned. You know, I was not sleeping. I was like, so I was like, you know. Over time, I started to actually really build what I call my psychological immune system.

So we're very familiar with our physiological immune system. We build our immunity through a certain amount of exposure to pathogens, viruses, and bacteria, such that our B cells spin up these little proteins, and then ding, ding, ding, ding, they hit the right one, and we call those antibodies, and those antibodies then neuter the antigens on these pathogens.

So we're very familiar with our physiological immune system. We build our immunity through a certain amount of exposure to pathogens, viruses, and bacteria, such that our B cells spin up these little proteins, and then ding, ding, ding, ding, they hit the right one, and we call those antibodies, and those antibodies then neuter the antigens on these pathogens.