Ben Gilbert: belief

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…That sounds especially dangerous as a recommendation because what if you’re in relationship and you read this and you’re like, “Uh oh, I’m identifying with that problem.” Well, you know, I zoomed in there on the sort of one of the most crazy, negative comments of the piece, but really the goal is, it turns out that the secret to love in all forms truly is kindness. I think there can only be a gain by more people whether it’s you and your partner or you and the people around you reading it. Well, this discussion is judging on memories and emotions and turmoil for me because I have a lot of experience with Dr. Gottman’s work. His research basically forms the core of this really famous course at GSP at the Business School in Stanford that I took and that almost everybody takes called Touchy Feely. And it’s basically one of the most intense – it’s certainly the most intense experience that you go through at GSP, and I did. You get put in these groups of 12 people, you and 11 other people, and then you sit in a room once a week for six hours at a time with a food break in between and you just sort of talk and see what happens. But you prepare for it by reading Dr. Gottman’s research. Anyway, it’s a really cool experience and had a big impact on me and generations of people that have gone through GSP.…

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