Advice Goddess Radio, LIVE 7-8 pm PT, 10-11 pm ET: Science Writer Ashley Merryman On Using The Science Of Winning And Losing To Be Our Best
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Competition can be seen as ugly and divisive but it's actually an essential element in driving us to do and be our best.
My guest tonight, New York Times best-selling science writer Ashley Merryman, will lay out the science of winning and losing, including how we can figure out the kind of competitor we are (to help ourselves avoid choking), the differences between how men and women compete, and ways to rejigger our thinking so we use competition in ways that serve us instead of defeating us.
Her excellent book, co-authored with Po Bronson, that we'll be discussing tonight, is Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing
Listen to the show at this link or download the podcast afterward at the link:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2014/08/18/ashley-merryman-on-using-the-science-of-winning-and-losing-to-be-our-best
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On this show, as Jennifer and I interview each other about each of our books, we'll lay out the nitty gritty of human behavior in love, sex, dating, friendships, explaining how you can avoid letting the rude and sociopathic get one over on you. We'll also give you valuable advice on how you can be your most successful self in human interactions -- and any you happen to have with lemurs, spiders, and bears...oh my.
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You should also point out, competition doesn't have to be directed at someone else.
When I go to the gym tomorrow and start my routine with squats, I'm not in competition with anyone in the gym. However, I am going to add five pounds to my previous max, as I do every time I perform squats. I'm in competition with myself. I'm trying to outdo my previously established best.
Patrick at August 17, 2014 6:38 PM
Amy Alkon
https://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2014/08/advice-goddess-181.html#comment-4952294">comment from PatrickThanks, Patrick -- good point. Will try to get that in there.
Amy Alkon
at August 17, 2014 6:46 PM
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