#742 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 17 Shocking Lessons About Human Psychology

Published: Feb. 8, 2024, 6 a.m.

Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer.\nGurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He\u2019s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It's fantastic, and today we go through some of my favourites.\nExpect to learn whether cynical people are actually smarter, why people tend to find uncertain outcomes so intolerable, why people would rather lie than say what they really think, whether people would rather be hated than unknown, why appearing to do good has become more important than actually doing good and much more...\nSponsors:\nSee discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals\nSign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout)\nGet a 20% discount on Nomatic\u2019s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM)\nGet a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout)\nExtra Stuff:\nGet my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books\nTry my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom\nEpisodes You Might Enjoy:\n#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: http://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59\n#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: http://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf\n#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: http://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp\n-\nGet In Touch:\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact\n-\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices