273: Getting to Know Your Inner Cave Dweller

Getting Unstuck – Cultivating Curiosity

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Annette Taylor is a part-time researcher of evolutionary psychology who works to understand how our common biology, which evolved from our days as cave dwellers, may help explain various social and antisocial behaviors today.

Summary

Jeff and Annette discuss the concept of the "cave dweller" inside each person, which refers to our instinctual, psychological, and biological tendencies. Annette shares her personal experience of discovering her own cave dweller, “Claire,” and how it influences her behaviors and interactions with others.

Listen for

• the inner critic's relationship to the cave dweller

• the need for human connection and understanding

• the presence of our inner cave dweller in the workplace, highlighting behaviors such as ranking, fear of change, and resistance to new ideas

• how inner cave dweller concept can clarify in group/out group conflicts

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2549817165317933/

X (formally known as Twitter;) https://twitter.com/Fakecongirl

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annette-taylor-564aa871/

Medium: https://medium.com/@pennyfie

Website: https://www.cavedwellerclub.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/ht3hdlz4w797xoia8t65uhlrq

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