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The Psychological Toll of Being an Icon with Special Guest William R. Stixrud, PhD
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William R. Stixrud explores the idea that many public figures, like the legendary aviator Howard Hughes and entrepreneur Elon Musk, who have a lot of followers and appear so exciting and interesting, are actually disguising a lot of deep-rooted emotional problems.
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