It is difficult to find empathy for people who engage in evil activities despite the knowledge that they may not be inherently evil. When people find a belief system that validates their destructive impulses, they begin to see their actions as virtues instead of recognising them as cruel or damaging.
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.
In this podcast episode, the speaker discusses how the use of reverse psychology strengthens the negotiation process by creating defensiveness and correcting addictive behavior to extract more information from the other party.
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.
In this episode, the speaker talks about the analogy of planting a seed and tending it every day, while also plucking out the weeds that grow around it. This can be applied to life, where one must focus on nurturing positivity and removing negativity.