Paul Scheer

For a long time, roughly half the world, women, whatever abilities they have would not be given environments to flourish. And so you need both, right? You need the genetic gifts. Without the genetic gifts, you're not going to be an Einstein. But without the environment, you're not going to be it either. You know, take your favorite athlete.

You could have somebody born with exactly the same skills of that athlete, but if they never meet a coach and never see the inside of a gym, they're just gonna die and I've never known.

You could have somebody born with exactly the same skills of that athlete, but if they never meet a coach and never see the inside of a gym, they're just gonna die and I've never known.

You could have somebody born with exactly the same skills of that athlete, but if they never meet a coach and never see the inside of a gym, they're just gonna die and I've never known.

You know, there's a story going around. Everyone knows about post-traumatic stress disorder, when trauma damages you. But there's a story going around about what sometimes people call post-traumatic growth, where they argue that certain sorts of trauma, you come out of it on the other side better than you were. And I've always been very skeptical about that.

You know, there's a story going around. Everyone knows about post-traumatic stress disorder, when trauma damages you. But there's a story going around about what sometimes people call post-traumatic growth, where they argue that certain sorts of trauma, you come out of it on the other side better than you were. And I've always been very skeptical about that.

You know, there's a story going around. Everyone knows about post-traumatic stress disorder, when trauma damages you. But there's a story going around about what sometimes people call post-traumatic growth, where they argue that certain sorts of trauma, you come out of it on the other side better than you were. And I've always been very skeptical about that.

And it turns out that when the big studies are done, it turns out not to be true. Trauma is very rarely good for you. And so again, more common sense advice from a psychologist, try to avoid bad things from happening to you. So you're not going to get tremendous benefits from trauma. But now here's the good news. The good news is we are far more resilient than we thought we were.

And it turns out that when the big studies are done, it turns out not to be true. Trauma is very rarely good for you. And so again, more common sense advice from a psychologist, try to avoid bad things from happening to you. So you're not going to get tremendous benefits from trauma. But now here's the good news. The good news is we are far more resilient than we thought we were.

And it turns out that when the big studies are done, it turns out not to be true. Trauma is very rarely good for you. And so again, more common sense advice from a psychologist, try to avoid bad things from happening to you. So you're not going to get tremendous benefits from trauma. But now here's the good news. The good news is we are far more resilient than we thought we were.

The typical effects of even the very worst experiences are they mess you up for a while and then you get over them and you're back to normal. Post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological harm and so on are the exceptions and not the rule.

The typical effects of even the very worst experiences are they mess you up for a while and then you get over them and you're back to normal. Post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological harm and so on are the exceptions and not the rule.

The typical effects of even the very worst experiences are they mess you up for a while and then you get over them and you're back to normal. Post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological harm and so on are the exceptions and not the rule.

Total nonsense. Wishful thinking. Wishful thinking, which by the way can lead, I think is often cruel. Someone whose child dies and you say, well, you're going to come at it as a better person. You know, stronger, wiser. Who would say that? How could you say that?

Total nonsense. Wishful thinking. Wishful thinking, which by the way can lead, I think is often cruel. Someone whose child dies and you say, well, you're going to come at it as a better person. You know, stronger, wiser. Who would say that? How could you say that?

Total nonsense. Wishful thinking. Wishful thinking, which by the way can lead, I think is often cruel. Someone whose child dies and you say, well, you're going to come at it as a better person. You know, stronger, wiser. Who would say that? How could you say that?

Well, I know people who believe it. And there was an article in the New York Times recently that somebody said, I went through some terrible trauma, yet I don't seem to be a better person. What's wrong with me? And I wanted to scream, no, you're not supposed to be a better person. Something bad happened to you. Work to recover. And again, the good news is we're good at recovering.

Well, I know people who believe it. And there was an article in the New York Times recently that somebody said, I went through some terrible trauma, yet I don't seem to be a better person. What's wrong with me? And I wanted to scream, no, you're not supposed to be a better person. Something bad happened to you. Work to recover. And again, the good news is we're good at recovering.

Well, I know people who believe it. And there was an article in the New York Times recently that somebody said, I went through some terrible trauma, yet I don't seem to be a better person. What's wrong with me? And I wanted to scream, no, you're not supposed to be a better person. Something bad happened to you. Work to recover. And again, the good news is we're good at recovering.

But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I guess one of Nietzsche's aphorisms has to be the dumbest thing a philosopher has ever said.