The need for chaos scale is a psychological tool used to study the violent, perverse, and disruptive behavior of people, and how much they enjoy such activities. The scale contains several statements to gauge how much an individual wants to watch the world burn.
The certitude of a person's preferences is often based on the people they like rather than objective qualities. People are more drawn to those who convey genuine emotion through storytelling.
The speaker recounts experiencing psychological torture that made him unable to think for himself which he eventually overcame, but still struggles with the effects.
In this excerpt, the speaker discusses the impact of shame on one's self-worth and how it can lead to self-sabotage. They emphasize the importance of changing one's negative self-talk and practicing vulnerability in order to break free from these patterns.
Unpacking and recognizing the real you starts with examining what is not you by listening to the words you use and examining past life events in order to unravel and build a healthy sense of self.
Rory Sutherland explores the idea that irrational people can be much more powerful than rational people and how imps, little magical demons in our heads, can influence us to do terrible things.