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Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman | Security, Growth, and Transcendence
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My guest today is Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman. Scott is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist He is among the top 1% most cited scientists in the world for his groundbreaking research on intelligence, creativity, and human potential. He is the founder and director of the Center for Human Potential and the author of several books, including “Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization.” Scott is also the host of The Psychology Podcast, which frequently ranks as the #1 psychology podcast and has over 30 million downloads.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- The influence of individuals like Alan Watts and Abraham Maslow
- Scott’s latest book “Transcend” and his sailboat metaphor to understand the hierarchy of needs
- How the full vitality of life requires discomfort
- Areas of Scott’s personal growth
- Vulnerable Narcissism
- What it’s been like doing The Psychology Podcast for almost 10 years
- The difference between being-love and deficiency-love
- And the connection between transcendence and spirituality
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Scott’s website: https://scottbarrykaufman.com/
Transcend: https://a.co/d/79Lrh83
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottbarrykaufman/?hl=en
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Thank you all for checking out the episode! Here are some ways to help support Mentally Flexible:
You can help cover some of the costs of running the podcast by donating a cup of coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/mentallyflexible
Please subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It only takes 30 seconds and plays an important role in being able to get new guests.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentally-flexible/id1539933988
Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentallyflexible/
Check out my song “Glimpse at Truth” that you hear in the intro/outro of every episode: https://tomparkes.bandcamp.com/track/glimpse-at-truth
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Manage episode 385919010 series 2844683
My guest today is Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman. Scott is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist He is among the top 1% most cited scientists in the world for his groundbreaking research on intelligence, creativity, and human potential. He is the founder and director of the Center for Human Potential and the author of several books, including “Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization.” Scott is also the host of The Psychology Podcast, which frequently ranks as the #1 psychology podcast and has over 30 million downloads.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- The influence of individuals like Alan Watts and Abraham Maslow
- Scott’s latest book “Transcend” and his sailboat metaphor to understand the hierarchy of needs
- How the full vitality of life requires discomfort
- Areas of Scott’s personal growth
- Vulnerable Narcissism
- What it’s been like doing The Psychology Podcast for almost 10 years
- The difference between being-love and deficiency-love
- And the connection between transcendence and spirituality
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Scott’s website: https://scottbarrykaufman.com/
Transcend: https://a.co/d/79Lrh83
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottbarrykaufman/?hl=en
—————————————————————————
Thank you all for checking out the episode! Here are some ways to help support Mentally Flexible:
You can help cover some of the costs of running the podcast by donating a cup of coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/mentallyflexible
Please subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It only takes 30 seconds and plays an important role in being able to get new guests.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentally-flexible/id1539933988
Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentallyflexible/
Check out my song “Glimpse at Truth” that you hear in the intro/outro of every episode: https://tomparkes.bandcamp.com/track/glimpse-at-truth
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