Tonight, On Advice Goddess Radio: David DiSalvo's "Science-Help"
Tonight, on Advice Goddess Radio, 7-8 pm Pacific, 10-11 pm Eastern, science journo David DiSalvo, author of the terrific new book on common human irrationalities, What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite
I was attracted to this book because it's "applied science" (which is also one of the goals of my column). It does something few science books do -- it tells you how to use the knowledge about human irrationalities to maybe not act so irrationally, so against your best interest. It's also fascinating stuff, including, for example, unpacking how cons work on us (per my pal Paul Zak, whom he quotes about how the essential part of running a con is not to convince your mark to trust you but to convince him that you trust him!).
And there's a whole lot more that pertains to how we lead our relationships and our lives and how we can lead them a whole lot less self-defeatingly.
Link to tonight's DiSalvo show:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2011/12/19/advice-goddess-radio-amy-alkon
DiSalvo's Psychology Today blog: Neuronarrative. His Forbes blog, Neuropsyched.
So many of the problems people write me about are really about them getting tripped up by their brains -- using thinking that would be helpful in one situation to unhelp themselves in another. This book -- and this show -- will help you dig yourself out.
Be listening this Sunday or download the podcast: Amy Alkon's Advice Goddess Radio -- "Nerd your way to a better life!"
(Show opening created by Xenia Shin of the LA underground band Laco$te.)
Sounds good. Would love to hear more of what you covered with Glover last week on why it's really in a guy's best interests to ask the girl out...
Oh and I like the "Nerd your way to a better life!", great way to position what advice goddess.com is all about.
bs123 at December 18, 2011 8:56 AM
Thanks, bs123 (funny referring to you that way). It really is what I'm about. And I'm going to start using DiSalvo's "science-help" to describe what I do. My column I sent out this week didn't quote from his book, but it's on very similar topics: Cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias, etc.
Amy Alkon at December 18, 2011 10:18 AM
Another excellent show.
I enjoy hearing you discuss this stuff with experts in their fields.
Jim P. at December 18, 2011 8:04 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/12/18/tonight_on_advi_3.html#comment-2862147">comment from Jim P.Thank you -- I love doing this. I feel I screw things up a little less each week! And he was fascinating -- and, I think, provided practical advice.
Amy Alkon
at December 18, 2011 8:44 PM
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