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20th Sep 2023

The Advice Paradox: Unseen Habits of Helpfulness

Most people dislike getting unsolicited advice. But at the same time, many people also don't notice their habitual compulsion to do the same thing to others. Why is this? Why do we typically only notice one side of the mirror and not the other?

This pattern can cause resentment and hurt in relationships. People can find it intolerable to listen to the other, while at the same time want support for themselves. Tune in for an inquiry on how to use self-awareness to help with this common human experience.

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All Things Human with Adele Wang
How power works, in people and in machines.
How power works, in people and in machines. Especially in this time of massive and hyper-rapid change.

Adele Wang watches how people behave, in organizations and in ordinary life, and says the part most people leave out.

Some episodes are about work. Who decides, who gets blamed, what happens when nobody quite owns a decision. Some are about relationships. Why you know your neighbor's dog's name and not theirs. What we want from each other and what we're willing to admit we want.

The through line is the same either way. What's really going on underneath the thing everyone agrees to say.

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