Chapter
Coping Mechanisms in Times of Trauma
22:08 - 32:47 (10:39)
The development of coping mechanisms or pattern behavior is often innate for people suffering through trauma whether it's a one-time significant event or a prolonged exposure to unfavorable stimuli. The compartmentalization of emotions and the focus on abstract reasoning can cause some individuals to develop a Vulcan-like professionalism that takes them away from their emotions.
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The speaker discusses developing coping mechanisms to deal with trauma and how compartmentalizing and focusing on rationality can be a defense mechanism against emotions.
22:08 - 27:12 (05:04)
Summary
The speaker discusses developing coping mechanisms to deal with trauma and how compartmentalizing and focusing on rationality can be a defense mechanism against emotions. Over time, however, emotions can resurface despite efforts to suppress them.
ChapterCoping Mechanisms in Times of Trauma
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PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker reflects on the challenges that came with using payphones to call home as an immigrant in the US.
27:12 - 29:56 (02:43)
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The speaker reflects on the challenges that came with using payphones to call home as an immigrant in the US. From arranging a time with parents through mail, to struggling with getting coins to work and discovering the existence of coin return slots, it wasn't always an easy process.
ChapterCoping Mechanisms in Times of Trauma
Episode#584: Bo Shao — His Path from Food Rations to Managing Billions, the Blessings and Burdens of Chasing Perfection, Building the eBay of China in 1999, Pillars of Parenting, and Pursuing the Unpopular
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
This episode follows the journey of an individual from his hometown in Shanghai to the United States for his college education at Harvard.
29:56 - 31:14 (01:18)
Summary
This episode follows the journey of an individual from his hometown in Shanghai to the United States for his college education at Harvard. He initially had a focus on grades and had met very few non-Chinese individuals before coming to the US.
ChapterCoping Mechanisms in Times of Trauma
Episode#584: Bo Shao — His Path from Food Rations to Managing Billions, the Blessings and Burdens of Chasing Perfection, Building the eBay of China in 1999, Pillars of Parenting, and Pursuing the Unpopular
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker recounts their experience taking a difficult writing class in college, including getting an A on their first essay but ultimately receiving a low grade for the course.
31:14 - 32:47 (01:33)
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The speaker recounts their experience taking a difficult writing class in college, including getting an A on their first essay but ultimately receiving a low grade for the course.