PsycHacks

By Orion Taraban

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Presented by Orion Taraban, Psy.D. PsycHacks provides listeners with a brief, thought-provoking episode several days a week on a variety of psychological topics, inspired by my clinical practice. The intention is for the core idea contained within each episode to inspire listeners to see something about themselves or their world in a slightly different light.

Episode Date
Episode 633: Love cheats (the unfaithful spouse)
Jun 22, 2026
Episode 632: The gift of your absence (if you can't leave)
Jun 19, 2026
Episode 631: A million dollar dream (it's worth the work)
Jun 15, 2026
Episode 630: A means to an end (three lessons)
Jun 12, 2026
Episode 629: Wanting a wife (the secretary problem)
Jun 08, 2026
Episode 628: Smart people are happy (understanding intelligence)
Jun 05, 2026
Episode 627: Just be yourself (the best and worst advice)
Jun 01, 2026
Episode 626: Wounds (your greatest gift)
May 29, 2026
Episode 625: Detach (how men show up)
May 25, 2026
Episode 624: The samurai (a model for men)
May 22, 2026
Episode 623: How women win (happy hunting)
May 18, 2026
Episode 622: The bird test (responding to women)
May 15, 2026
Episode 621: Bonding (what nature can teach us)
May 11, 2026
Episode 620: The end of thought (you can't talk to some people)
May 08, 2026
Episode 619: Timing (why people get married)
May 04, 2026
Episode 618: Men have a culture (it needs to be preserved)
May 01, 2026
Episode 617: I don't need a man (how women use men)
Apr 27, 2026
Episode 616: She'll wait (why she won't forget about you)
Apr 24, 2026
Episode 615: Disagreeable women (the duty to follow)
Apr 20, 2026
Episode 614: Use the city (get in, get out)
Apr 17, 2026
Episode 613: Give him the money (women don't share)
Apr 13, 2026
Episode 612: Make your own mistakes (you have a right to your pain)
Apr 10, 2026
Episode 611: The diamond mine (men are the prize)
Apr 06, 2026
Episode 610: Turning it around (how to start winning in life)
Apr 03, 2026
Episode 609: Performative masculinity (it's not what you think)
Mar 30, 2026
Episode 608: You do not need entertainment (how to get more done)
Mar 27, 2026
Episode 607: Protecting against gold diggers (show them the money)
Mar 23, 2026
Episode 606: The time to live (your second birthday)
Mar 20, 2026
Episode 605: Let men solve problems (he's not your girlfriend)
Mar 16, 2026
Episode 604: Optimization fatigue (why you feel worse as you get better)
Mar 13, 2026
Episode 603: Bad boys (why women want them)
Mar 09, 2026
Episode 602: How to get over an ex (the two best strategies)
Mar 06, 2026
Episode 601: A useful eight (my ideal woman)
Mar 02, 2026
Episode 600: Cheap sex (it's not all bad)
Feb 27, 2026
Episode 599: She who cries wolf (is she seeing clearly?
Feb 23, 2026
Episode 598: Relaxing into her feminine (the soft life)
Feb 20, 2026
Episode 597: Sex isn't special (feelings don't count)
Feb 16, 2026
Episode 596: An ordinary life (it's not for everyone)
Feb 13, 2026
Episode 595: Height (tall men have it easy)
Feb 09, 2026
Episode 594: The democratic lie (we are not created equal)
Feb 06, 2026
Episode 593: His money is my money (modern slavery)
Feb 02, 2026
Episode 592: Why you were lied to (and why it hurts so much)
Jan 30, 2026
Episode 591: You are a killer (dominate your mind)
Jan 26, 2026
Episode 590: Why the world is falling apart (turning down the genie)
Jan 23, 2026
Episode 589: The female idol (the corruption of dating)
Jan 19, 2026
Episode 588: Love and justice (order and chaos)
Jan 16, 2026
Episode 587: The reality of modern family (what's the point?)
Jan 12, 2026
Episode 586: What do you want to have for dinner? (no straight answers)
Jan 09, 2026
Episode 585: Women are dirty (understanding their dark desires)
Jan 05, 2026
Episode 584: Become a monster (owning your darkness)
Jan 02, 2026
Episode 583: Staying at home (no one wants to do it)
Dec 29, 2025
Episode 582: Women walking away (are men to blame?)
Dec 26, 2025
Episode 581: Sex and attention (the most reinforcing good)
Dec 22, 2025
Episode 580: Modern women (you can't have it both ways)
Dec 19, 2025
Episode 579: Death of the lady (where are all the real men?)
Dec 15, 2025
Episode 578: Is having a boyfriend embarrassing? (single is not a flex)
Dec 12, 2025
Episode 577: Get better (advice for men)
Dec 08, 2025
Episode 576: She takes and takes (why he feels used)
Dec 05, 2025
Episode 575: The ring test (love and business)
Dec 01, 2025
Episode 574: How to find yourself (understanding what you really want)
Nov 28, 2025
Episode 573: Body count (beyond the number)
Nov 24, 2025
Episode 572: The love trap (she can't fix you)
Nov 21, 2025
Episode 571: How relationships work (on value)
Nov 17, 2025
Episode 570: You can't cheat yourself (understanding self love)
Nov 14, 2025
Episode 569: Man up (for the benefit of women)
Nov 10, 2025
Episode 568: My new book (why you should read it)
Nov 07, 2025
Episode 567: If he wanted to (maybe he would)
Nov 03, 2025
Episode 566: The primary lie (you can't always get what you want)
Oct 31, 2025
Episode 565: As little as possible (why men need to do the bare minimum)
Oct 27, 2025
Episode 564: Garden tools (how to capture male attention)
Oct 24, 2025
Episode 563: The prison planet (the nature of existence)
Oct 20, 2025
Episode 562: Bait your hook (how will you be used?)
Oct 17, 2025
Episode 561: The spark (dating for feels)
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 560: Dread (understanding evil)
Oct 10, 2025
Episode 559: She can cry (how to deal with an emotional woman)
Oct 06, 2025
Episode 558: You are a parking space (how to suffer less)
Oct 03, 2025
Episode 557: The look (speak with your eyes)
Sep 29, 2025
Episode 556: The art of surrender (how to let go)
Sep 26, 2025
Episode 555: AI relationships (the future of dating)
Sep 22, 2025
Episode 554: Becoming a real woman (the Scarlett effect)
Sep 19, 2025
Episode 553: The price of safety (the man or the bear)
Sep 15, 2025
Episode 552: Don't chase (the power of attractiveness)
Sep 12, 2025
Episode 551: Why women get ghosted (they're not worth it)
Sep 08, 2025
Episode 550: Ask her out (the two bridges)
Sep 05, 2025
Episode 549: No one-night stands (how not to find your husband)
Sep 01, 2025
Episode 548: Don't waste her time (how women set themselves up to fail)
Aug 29, 2025
Episode 547: The core of respect (approaching the O word)
Aug 25, 2025
Episode 546: Getting vs. keeping (emotional labor in dating)
Aug 22, 2025
Episode 545: Don't be her option (why you get left on read)
Aug 18, 2025
Episode 544: Go f**k myself (how to accelerate your growth)
Aug 15, 2025
Episode 543: Why men lose interest in sex: Love (where men love they do not desire)
Aug 11, 2025
Episode 542: The magic ring (marriage isn't the answer)
Aug 08, 2025
Episode 541: Why men lose interest in sex: Habituation (the allure of the new)
Aug 04, 2025
Episode 540: Spilling the tea (why men will walk away)
Aug 01, 2025
Episode 539: Pet or partner? (you can't have it both ways)
Jul 28, 2025
Episode 538: Sex is about power (the fantasy of most men)
Jul 25, 2025
Episode 537: All men are incels (the bitter truth)
Jul 21, 2025
Episode 536: Everything is about sex (the true power of male desire)
Jul 18, 2025
Episode 535: Why men lose interest in sex: Familiarity (why closeness kills attraction)
Jul 14, 2025
Episode 534: Her only competition (why men end up in bad relationships)
Jul 11, 2025
Episode 533: Male cheating and female cheating (what makes them different)
Jul 07, 2025
Episode 532: Estranged fathers (dealing with parental alienation)
Jul 04, 2025
Episode 531: How I know what women want (their feelings don't matter)
Jun 30, 2025
Episode 530: All I want... (the problem with dating today)
Jun 27, 2025
Episode 529: Stop short or go long (the two paths to a relationship)
Jun 23, 2025
Episode 528: No one is coming to save you (you are the one you are waiting for)
Jun 20, 2025
Episode 527: The irresponsible man (the case against unmarried men)
Jun 16, 2025
Episode 526: I did (why women are mean to men who like them)
Jun 13, 2025
Episode 525: Delusional women (understanding female entitlement)
Jun 09, 2025
Episode 524: Some men need marriage (be all that you can be)
Jun 06, 2025
Episode 523: The plow horse (how marriage uses men)
Jun 02, 2025
Episode 522: The problem of now (the dirty garage)
May 30, 2025
Episode 521: The disposable man (all lives are not worth the same)
May 26, 2025
Episode 520: An ideal marriage (why certain relationships go the distance)
May 23, 2025
Episode 519: Rise of the beta (why men today are so feminine)
May 19, 2025
Episode 518: Know when to shut up (learn how to take the money)
May 16, 2025
Episode 517: What women want (the answer to the question)
May 12, 2025
Episode 516: Her narcissistic ex (why this is a red flag)
May 05, 2025
Episode 515: The appreciation gap (how to stop men from cheating)
Apr 28, 2025
Episode 514: How to meet women (the four pathways)
Apr 21, 2025
Episode 513: The beginning of the end (how men lose power in relationships)
Apr 14, 2025
Episode 512: Who speaks for men? (the disappearance of male space)
Apr 07, 2025
Episode 511: Attachment can change (overcoming relational insecurity)
Mar 31, 2025
Episode 510: Not everyone can be happy (your thoughts create your reality)
Mar 24, 2025
Episode 509: Staying for the kids (responding to the arguments)
Mar 17, 2025
Episode 508: Men need friends (the loneliness problem)
Mar 10, 2025
Episode 507: The Easter egg hunt (how women get men to lose)
Mar 03, 2025
Episode 506: Winning to lose (what do you hope to gain?)
Feb 24, 2025
Episode 505: Creating a monster (how men ruin their relationships)
Feb 17, 2025
Episode 504: Tests are opportunities (the way of Hercules)
Feb 10, 2025
Episode 503: When women hedge (the bet determines the payout)
Feb 03, 2025
Episode 502: The truth about mental illness (how to live with it)
Jan 27, 2025
Episode 501: Your money's no good here (you cannot buy a relationship long-term)
Jan 24, 2025
Episode 500: Men don't want a challenge (his life is hard enough)
Jan 20, 2025
Episode 499: Women don't close (what you want doesn't matter)
Jan 17, 2025
Episode 498: The two paths (how people learn)
Jan 13, 2025
Episode 497: Put her to work (women want to care for you)
Jan 10, 2025
Episode 496: Where the battle is won (the ten second conflict)
Jan 06, 2025
Episode 495: The truth about good relationships (tea over rice)
Jan 03, 2025
Episode 494: You are two men (how to accelerate your development)
Dec 30, 2024
Episode 493: Wrestling with the angel (you have to fight for your life)
Dec 27, 2024
Episode 492: How to be a better person (the unexpected driver of kindness)
Dec 23, 2024
Episode 491: A feast of crumbs (how men get used)
Dec 20, 2024
Episode 490: You never lose someone all at once (why it takes men so long to get over it)
Dec 16, 2024
Episode 489: You can't get there the same way twice (success is a moving castle)
Dec 13, 2024
Episode 488: Mother love vs. father love (understanding their strengths and liabilities)
Dec 09, 2024
Episode 487: Test her (how to screen women)
Dec 06, 2024
Episode 486: The beam in your own (you're not working hard enough)
Dec 02, 2024
Episode 485: The two relationships (marriage does not get you love)
Nov 29, 2024
Episode 484: The most effective marriage intervention (get out of the house)
Nov 25, 2024
Episode 483: Holders and sniffers (which one are you?)
Nov 22, 2024
Episode 482: There is no need to understand (the problem is the problem)
Nov 18, 2024
Episode 481: All women play blackjack (know when to hold 'em)
Nov 15, 2024
Episode 480: How to marry a rich, attractive man (how to capture the king)
Nov 11, 2024
Episode 479: Understanding men (rich, attractive, or loyal)
Nov 08, 2024
Episode 478: Play is the essence of game (how to effectively seduce anyone)
Nov 04, 2024
Episode 477: Men's romantic fantasy (why men get married)
Nov 01, 2024
Episode 476: The three phases of relationships (success's reward is more work)
Oct 28, 2024
Episode 475: Make her work for it (don't just hand it over)
Oct 25, 2024
Episode 474: Some problems are their best solutions (don't make things worse)
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 473: Why beautiful women are nuts (a co-created problem)
Oct 18, 2024
Episode 472: Why successful men are jerks (no one wants to do the laundry)
Oct 14, 2024
Episode 471: The lens of attraction (why you can't do anything right)
Oct 11, 2024
Episode 470: Being right doesn't matter (winning the battle to lose the war)
Oct 07, 2024
Episode 469: Sexless marriage (a breach of contract)
Oct 04, 2024
Episode 468: A PhD in men (how to get what you want from a man)
Sep 30, 2024
Episode 467: The coin of the realm (give people what they want)
Sep 27, 2024
Episode 466: A horse in the rain (how to pass through suffering)
Sep 23, 2024
Episode 465: The cherry on top (women are luxury goods)
Sep 20, 2024
Episode 464: Dating off the beaten path (what to do if you are unconventional)
Sep 16, 2024
Episode 463: The privilege of losing (paying the cost of winning)
Sep 13, 2024
Episode 462: Dating after 50 (challenges and opportunities)
Sep 09, 2024
Episode 461: Write your own invitation (how to make friends as an adult man)
Sep 06, 2024
Episode 460: Don't fight to keep people (you lose when you win)
Sep 02, 2024
Episode 459: Saying the quiet part loud (emperors must wear clothes)
Aug 30, 2024
Episode 458: Why dating advice is terrible (half right is all wrong)
Aug 26, 2024
Episode 457: How to lead your woman (lessons from the front)
Aug 23, 2024
Episode 456: Why people can't find love (understanding what you're searching for)
Aug 19, 2024
Episode 455: How to date without going crazy (walking the razor's edge)
Aug 16, 2024
Episode 454: You always break your own heart (the death of a dream)
Aug 12, 2024
Episode 453: Making women feel right is a business (telling people what they want to hear pays well)
Aug 09, 2024
Episode 452: The old man at the club (how to deal with aging out)
Aug 05, 2024
Episode 451: The secret of a successful relationship (get your needs met elsewhere)
Aug 02, 2024
Episode 450: How men get suckered into fighting with women (why shouldn't you have to deal with it?)
Jul 29, 2024
Episode 449: Why buy the cow? (how to give good milk)
Jul 26, 2024
Episode 448: The problem with self-respect (most hills are not worth dying on)
Jul 22, 2024
Episode 447: Why dating apps are making it harder to date (the perception of supply and demand)
Jul 19, 2024
Episode 446: Choosing between two women (it is not always an either/or)
Jul 15, 2024
Episode 445: You get what you pay for (the higher the prices, the better the service)
Jul 12, 2024
Episode 444: The $50,000 beer (why dating is so expensive for successful men)
Jul 08, 2024
Episode 443: Why successful men use escort (what the rich and the beautiful have in common)
Jul 05, 2024
Episode 442: Women are a roll of the dice (the fundamental rule of gambling)
Jul 01, 2024
Episode 441: The standoff between men and women (how to sell a burning house)
Jun 28, 2024
Episode 440: Never meet halfway (understanding what a date is)
Jun 24, 2024
Episode 439: Women have to allow themselves to be used (be used or be ornamental)
Jun 21, 2024
Episode 438: Mission accomplished (my commitment has been fulfilled)
Jun 17, 2024
Episode 437: In a good relationship, the transaction is invisible (no one notices when it's working)
Jun 14, 2024
Episode 436: Many women are construction workers (it's a young person's job)
Jun 10, 2024
Episode 435: Romance is a game of hide-and-seek (remembering that you're already whole)
Jun 07, 2024
Episode 434: How to deal with perfectionism (exposing its inner workings)
Jun 03, 2024
Episode 433: How women make it difficult to love them (make it easy to get what you want)
May 31, 2024
Episode 432: Strike when the iron is cold (the importance of waiting for your moment)
May 27, 2024
Episode 431: Never punish people for doing what you want (the power of shaping)
May 24, 2024
Episode 430: Every woman is two women (exploring the wild west)
May 20, 2024
Episode 429: Being famous is like being a woman (musings on a haircut)
May 17, 2024
Episode 428: The court does not deal in trifles (most things aren't worth your time)
May 13, 2024
Episode 427: How to drop a handkerchief (women initiate relationships)
May 10, 2024
Episode 426: The business of suffering (every solution needs a problem)
May 06, 2024
Episode 425: The source of the problem (what people fail to understand about mental illness)
May 03, 2024
Episode 424: The gift of nothingness (seeing the everyday miracle)
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 423: Limitations make you better (figure out your batman rules)
Apr 26, 2024
Episode 422: The trap of understanding (considerations are concessions)
Apr 22, 2024
Episode 421: Why men get married (it's not about you)
Apr 19, 2024
Episode 420: Women over 30 (the game isn't over yet)
Apr 15, 2024
Episode 419: The marriage ultimatum (it's not personal, just business)
Apr 12, 2024
Episode 418: How to not be part of the problem (your anger isn't helping)
Apr 08, 2024
Episode 417: You don't need money to get women (the three things that work)
Apr 05, 2024
Episode 416: Responding to my female critics (the importance of intentional sexuality)
Apr 01, 2024
Episode 415: How to be confident without success (be your own prophet)
Mar 29, 2024
Episode 414: Women do the right things with the wrong men (the good times-to-hassle ratio)
Mar 25, 2024
Episode 413: Men do the right things with the wrong women (the importance of a system)
Mar 22, 2024
Episode 412: The price of living your own life (lack of understanding is a test of your character)
Mar 18, 2024
Episode 411: Why some people get so upset with my content (responding to haters)
Mar 15, 2024
Episode 410: How to handle relationship jealousy (act like the king that you are)
Mar 11, 2024
Episode 409: What people fail to understand about depression (your life could be better)
Mar 08, 2024
Episode 408: How to keep a woman (the past is prologue)
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 407: How to keep your cool with women (the sandwich strategy)
Mar 01, 2024
Episode 406: Body count and sexual jealousy (moving beyond the number)
Feb 26, 2024
Episode 405: How to save your mind (learn what no one teaches you)
Feb 23, 2024
Episode 404: What to do if you're bored in a relationship (the sure-fire trick that always works)
Feb 19, 2024
Episode 403: Virtue only makes you good (but it is still worth cultivating)
Feb 16, 2024
Deep Dive 008: Dr. Robert Glover (authenticity, attraction, and nice guy syndrome)
Feb 14, 2024
Episode 402: Politics and sexual withholding (why it doesn't work)
Feb 12, 2024
Episode 401: Listen to yourself (you likely already know the answer)
Feb 09, 2024
Episode 400: Why men make more than women (understanding the gender pay gap)
Feb 05, 2024
Episode 399: What should I do with my life? (why you can't think it out)
Feb 02, 2024
Episode 398: How women train men to be angry (don’t reward what you don’t want)
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 397: How women disrespect men without realizing it (bursting the bubble)
Jan 26, 2024
Episode 396: How women disrespect men without realizing it (understanding power)
Jan 22, 2024
Episode 395: Hire slow, fire fast (understanding the selection process)
Jan 19, 2024
Deep Dive 007: Shawn T. Smith
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 394: The servant takes the money (the double-edge of hypergamy)
Jan 15, 2024
Episode 393: Overpaying is the cost of winning (why getting what you want is disappointing)
Jan 12, 2024
Episode 392: Women’s greatest enemy (overcoming pride)
Jan 08, 2024
Episode 391: How to resist becoming emotionally attached (get a poker face)
Jan 05, 2024
Episode 390: Men’s greatest enemy (moving past the fear)
Jan 01, 2024
Episode 389: Fear is the basis of respect (people must hear you hiss)
Dec 29, 2023
Episode 388: How to never fight with a woman (the greatest victory requires no battle)
Dec 25, 2023
Episode 387: Couples therapy (almost) never works (you are not the client)
Dec 22, 2023
Episode 386: Men’s dating double-bind (how to flip the script)
Dec 18, 2023
Episode 385: The trap of the high-value woman (every restaurant serves water)
Dec 15, 2023
Episode 384: It gets worse before it gets better (understanding why change is so difficult)
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 383: Understanding emotional detachment (the key to resilience)
Dec 08, 2023
Episode 382: How to bring sex back into a relationship (why your woman pulls away)
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 381: The key to understanding people (the carrot and the stick)
Dec 01, 2023
Episode 380: How to get any man you want (The unbreakable rule)
Nov 27, 2023
Episode 379: Why women pick fights (anger is reassuring)
Nov 24, 2023
Episode 378: Why men have midlife crises (you have to practice being selfish)
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 377: You’re only as good as your routines (structure is more important than you think)
Nov 17, 2023
Episode 376: ”I don’t play games” (understanding what this really means)
Nov 13, 2023
Episode 375: Passport bros and international dating (approaching the movement from a fresh perspective)
Nov 10, 2023
Episode 374: How to get any man you want (The hook)
Nov 06, 2023
Episode 373: The best that life can offer (orienting toward your highest purpose)
Nov 03, 2023
Episode 372: How to get any man you want (The master key)
Oct 30, 2023
Episode 371: Women need game too (understanding how women get commitment)
Oct 27, 2023
Episode 370: Frame cannot be shared (a ship can only have one captain)
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 369: Emotions are never irrational (feelings are not always justified)
Oct 20, 2023
Episode 368: Understanding frame (are you living in her world, or is she living in yours?)
Oct 16, 2023
Episode 367: Understanding the symptom pool (how the world goes mad)
Oct 13, 2023
Episode 366: You have to teach people how to feel about you (the vacuum cleaner salesman)
Oct 09, 2023
Episode 365: May all beings be free of suffering (addressing the source of the problem)
Oct 06, 2023
Episode 364: ”I have plenty of time” (understanding female timelines)
Oct 02, 2023
Episode 363: Why I do what I do (if no one else is doing the job, you’re elected)
Sep 29, 2023
Episode 362: Love like the sun (moving beyond the exchange of value)
Sep 25, 2023
Episode 361: Overcoming impostor syndrome (understanding why it doesn’t make sense)
Sep 22, 2023
Episode 360: How to be wise (accepting the gift that nobody wants)
Sep 18, 2023
Episode 359: How to deal with haters
Sep 15, 2023
Episode 358: Women and acceptable loss
Sep 11, 2023
Episode 357: Only founders get equity
Sep 08, 2023
Episode 356: Men and women don’t need each other anymore
Sep 04, 2023
Episode 355: The biological clock doesn’t exist
Sep 01, 2023
Episode 354: The way it all ends (Part 2)
Aug 29, 2023
Episode 354: The way it all ends (Part 1)
Aug 29, 2023
Episode 353: The most dangerous thing for a relationship
Aug 18, 2023
Deep Dive 006: Alex Leon
Aug 16, 2023
Episode 352: How men mess up new relationships
Aug 14, 2023
Episode 351: How to make friends as an adult
Aug 11, 2023
Episode 350: Most men are romantics
Aug 07, 2023
Episode 349: How to create more meaning in your life
Aug 04, 2023
Episode 348: Why men end up with train wrecks
Jul 31, 2023
Episode 347: How to overcome approach anxiety
Jul 28, 2023
Deep Dive 005: Ken Curry
Jul 26, 2023
Episode 346: Why marriage kills sex
Jul 24, 2023
Episode 345: Why men pay on the first date
Jul 21, 2023
Episode 344: Dating is an extended hiring process
Jul 17, 2023
Episode 343: Can people change?
Jul 14, 2023
Episode 342: Why men are afraid to approach women
Jul 10, 2023
Episode 341: All men pay
Jul 07, 2023
Episode 340: Most people don’t want relationships
Jul 03, 2023
Episode 339: Get used to disappointing women
Jun 30, 2023
Episode 338: Most men blow the first date
Jun 26, 2023
Episode 337: Reflections on 100,000 subscribers
Jun 23, 2023
Episode 336: Why most marriages fail
Jun 20, 2023
Episode 335: The limitations of science
Jun 17, 2023
Deep Dive 003: Rob Ager
Jun 16, 2023
Episode 334: What men don’t understand about female selection
Jun 14, 2023
Episode 333: How to love yourself
Jun 11, 2023
Deep Dive 002: Chazz Ellis
Jun 09, 2023
Episode 332: How to be a man
Jun 08, 2023
Episode 331: Why women monkey branch
Jun 05, 2023
Episode 330: Why time seems to move faster as you age
Jun 02, 2023
Episode 329: Where do players come from?
May 30, 2023
Episode 328: ”I don’t want to waste my time”
May 27, 2023
Episode 327: The game does not run on gratitude
May 24, 2023
Episode 326: What men and women have to do in order to love
May 21, 2023
Episode 325: Making men angry at women is a business
May 18, 2023
Episode 324: Men and women: How did we end up here?
May 15, 2023
Episode 323: How to have a fulfilling life
May 12, 2023
Episode 322: Most men are wallpaper
May 09, 2023
Episode 321: The difference between masculine and feminine communication
May 06, 2023
Episode 320: Love has nothing to do with relationships
May 03, 2023
Episode 319: What evolutionary psychology gets wrong
Apr 30, 2023
Episode 318: Most people are delusional
Apr 27, 2023
Episode 317: Who has more power in a relationship?
Apr 24, 2023
Episode 316: Talking is overrated
Apr 21, 2023
Episode 315: How to have a fulfilling sexual relationship
Apr 18, 2023
Episode 314: Why 50-50 relationships don’t work
Apr 15, 2023
Episode 313: How to see God (if you don’t believe)
Apr 12, 2023
Episode 312: Men need to have a plan with women
Apr 09, 2023
Episode 311: The complaint of modern women
Apr 06, 2023
Episode 310: ”Do you only want sex?”
Apr 03, 2023
Episode 309: Divide and conquer
Mar 31, 2023
Episode 308: The truth about the red pill
Mar 28, 2023
Episode 307: The superficiality of desire
Mar 25, 2023
Episode 306: Why men get jealous of their women’s past
Mar 22, 2023
Episode 305: Talk about people behind their backs
Mar 19, 2023
Episode 304: Why people self-sabotage
Mar 16, 2023
Episode 303: Where have all the good men gone
Mar 13, 2023
Episode 302: Produce more than you consume
Mar 10, 2023
Episode 301: Why people don’t like it when you’re nice to them
Mar 07, 2023
Episode 300: Women win this dating game
Mar 04, 2023
Episode 299: Rejecting women is a skill
Mar 01, 2023
Episode 298: Weed is more dangerous than you think
Feb 26, 2023
Episode 297: The emotional gym
Feb 23, 2023
Episode 296: The most common male sexual strategy
Feb 20, 2023
Episode 295: How to improve your motivation as a man
Feb 17, 2023
Episode 294: It’s better for women to be adorers
Feb 14, 2023
Episode 293: The most toxic relationship belief
Feb 11, 2023
Episode 292: Addressing female disrespect
Feb 08, 2023
Episode 291: What you need to heal a betrayal
Feb 05, 2023
Episode 290: Inequality is the basis of relationship
Feb 02, 2023
Episode 289: Why women don’t apologize
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 288: You can’t have any relationship with anyone
Jan 27, 2023
Episode 287: How to have effortless relationships with women
Jan 24, 2023
Episode 286: Evil isn’t dark
Jan 21, 2023
Episode 285: Why I talk about sex and money
Jan 19, 2023
Episode 284: How to make a connection with anyone
Jan 17, 2023
Episode 283: Being kind is not being nice
Jan 15, 2023
Episode 282: Loyalty means different things to men and women
Jan 13, 2023
Episode 281: Of cats and cheese
Jan 11, 2023
Episode 280: Why men care about a woman’s sexual history
Jan 09, 2023
Episode 279: Three tips to deal with gossip
Jan 07, 2023
Episode 278: Fully half-full
Jan 05, 2023
Episode 277: Shine brighter
Jan 03, 2023
Episode 276: Get a side hustle
Jan 03, 2023
Episode 275: There are only two goals
Jan 01, 2023
Episode 274: Cancer cures neurosis
Dec 30, 2022
Episode 273: What women don’t understand about chivalry
Dec 28, 2022
Episode 272: How to dismantle envy
Dec 26, 2022
Episode 271: Turn the other cheek
Dec 24, 2022
Episode 270: How to improve your self-esteem
Dec 22, 2022
Episode 269: The trap of a good enough life
Dec 20, 2022
Episode 268: If it’s worth doing...
Dec 18, 2022
Episode 267: Dominance is psychological not physical
Dec 16, 2022
Episode 266: Women are making society polygamous
Dec 14, 2022
Episode 265: ”My needs aren’t being met”
Dec 12, 2022
Episode 264: The invisibility of loss
Dec 10, 2022
Episode 263: Dating is like buying a car
Dec 08, 2022
Episode 262: Why the people you like don’t like you back
Dec 06, 2022
Episode 261: Surviving toxic family during the holidays
Dec 04, 2022
Episode 260: Younger men and older women
Dec 02, 2022
Episode 259: Men treat women the way women treat money
Nov 30, 2022
Episode 258: How to be indestructible
Nov 28, 2022
Episode 257: The part that women always leave out
Nov 27, 2022
Episode 256: Recognition is a poor man’s currency
Nov 24, 2022
Episode 255: Why successful men cheat
Nov 22, 2022
Episode 254: Dating for shared interests
Nov 20, 2022
Episode 253: Insight is not enough
Nov 18, 2022
Episode 252: The origin of free and equal relationships
Nov 16, 2022
Episode 251: Nothing ever ends, we just move on
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 250: Why people get married when they do
Nov 12, 2022
Episode 249: When are men and women most attractive?
Nov 10, 2022
Episode 248: Respect means different things to men and women
Nov 08, 2022
Episode 247: The most common cognitive bias
Nov 06, 2022
Episode 246: Exclusivity is expensive
Nov 04, 2022
Episode 245: The truth about romance: Solipsism
Nov 02, 2022
Episode 244: Neglected kinds of love: Space
Oct 31, 2022
Episode 243: What is confidence?
Oct 29, 2022
Episode 242: What straights can learn from gays
Oct 27, 2022
Episode 241: The truth about romance: Romance is for men
Oct 25, 2022
Episode 240: Why most relationships don’t last
Oct 23, 2022
Episode 239: The importance of sex in a relationship
Oct 21, 2022
Episode 238: Why nice guys finish last
Oct 19, 2022
Episode 237: Women want it all
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 236: Neglected kinds of love: Order
Oct 15, 2022
Episode 235: Why pre-screening dates is a bad idea
Oct 13, 2022
Episode 234: Why modern dating doesn’t work
Oct 11, 2022
Episode 233: Women punish the men they like
Oct 09, 2022
Episode 232: Why men like younger women
Oct 07, 2022
Episode 231: The two body problem
Oct 05, 2022
Episode 230: Women have more options in the sexual marketplace
Oct 03, 2022
Episode 229: Women treat men the way men treat jobs
Oct 01, 2022
Episode 228: The mastery of life
Sep 29, 2022
Episode 227: Masculinity and femininity
Sep 27, 2022
Episode 226: You can’t not communicate
Sep 25, 2022
Episode 225: Not everyone can be saved
Sep 23, 2022
Episode 224: The balance of creation and destruction
Sep 21, 2022
Episode 223: Humanity changes slowly, if at all
Sep 19, 2022
Episode 222: Love your neighbor as yourself
Sep 17, 2022
Episode 221: How to hunt for a partner
Sep 15, 2022
Episode 220: Why men don’t go to therapy
Sep 13, 2022
Episode 219: What is conviction?
Sep 11, 2022
Episode 218: How to improve your luck
Sep 09, 2022
Episode 217: Core emotional wounds
Sep 07, 2022
Episode 216: All mental illnesses are compromises
Sep 05, 2022
Episode 215: The best slave is still a slave
Sep 03, 2022
Episode 214: A bad business blames its customers
Sep 01, 2022
Episode 213: If you punish the truth, you’re asking to be lied to
Aug 30, 2022
Episode 212: The three goals of human interaction
Aug 28, 2022
Episode 211: You’ve got to feel it to heal it
Aug 27, 2022
Episode 210: The two kinds of dates
Aug 24, 2022
Episode 209: Don’t be the last guy to leave the party
Aug 22, 2022
Episode 208: The truth about unconditional love
Aug 20, 2022
Episode 207: The truth about commitment
Aug 18, 2022
Episode 206: The balance of pain and pleasure
Aug 16, 2022
Episode 205: Be careful about asking for advice
Aug 14, 2022
Episode 204: How to handle failure like a pro
Aug 12, 2022
Episode 203: Why bad habits persist
Aug 10, 2022
Episode 202: How to be extraordinary in life
Aug 08, 2022
Episode 201: Life is a mystery to be experienced
Aug 06, 2022
Episode 200: What is the sexual marketplace?
Aug 04, 2022
Episode 199: Dating: Hunting versus fishing
Aug 02, 2022
Episode 198: What men and women look for in sexual partners
Jul 31, 2022
Episode 197: The fear of commitment
Jul 29, 2022
Episode 196: The fundamental romantic misunderstanding
Jul 27, 2022
Episode 195: How to get people to like you more
Jul 25, 2022
Episode 194: The power of half
Jul 23, 2022
Episode 193: Danger and uncertainty
Jul 21, 2022
Episode 192: A perspective on happiness
Jul 19, 2022
Episode 191: The truth about social media posts
Jul 17, 2022
Episode 190: Bottom is when you stop digging
Jul 15, 2022
Episode 189: How to be impeccable with your word
Jul 13, 2022
Episode 188: What is true no contact?
Jul 11, 2022
Episode 187: What is a deal breaker?
Jul 09, 2022
Episode 186: The best way to receive a compliment
Jul 07, 2022
Episode 185: Bond and non-attachment
Jul 05, 2022
Episode 184: The path is already there
Jul 03, 2022
Episode 183: To be free, you cannot do whatever you want
Jul 01, 2022
Episode 182: How to love without emotional attachment
Jun 29, 2022
Episode 181: Would you change places with them?
Jun 27, 2022
Episode 180: The worst thing to say in a dating profile
Jun 25, 2022
Episode 179: Practice enjoying your life
Jun 23, 2022
Episode 178: Date like it’s your job
Jun 21, 2022
Episode 177: The force of revenge
Jun 19, 2022
Episode 176: The truth about rejection
Jun 17, 2022
Episode 175: The gift of your absence: The threshold of tolerance
Jun 15, 2022
Episode 174: The concept of love-food
Jun 13, 2022
Episode 173: Too short to suck
Jun 11, 2022
Episode 172: Three steps to becoming more confident
Jun 09, 2022
Episode 171: How to let go of someone
Jun 07, 2022
Episode 170: Ignorance and intelligence
Jun 05, 2022
Episode 169: To be loved you must allow yourself to be known
Jun 03, 2022
Episode 168: The nature of evil in games
Jun 01, 2022
Episode 167: How to enjoy your life more
May 30, 2022
Episode 166: Guys: find your ugly duckling
May 28, 2022
Episode 165: Ladies: find your dark horse
May 26, 2022
Episode 164: Love, sex, and commitment
May 24, 2022
Episode 163: Update to ”The gift of your absence”
May 22, 2022
Episode 162: We’ll see
May 21, 2022
Episode 161: A surprising insight from Harry Potter
May 19, 2022
Episode 160: The work never ends
May 17, 2022
Episode 159: Ideas divide, emotions unite
May 15, 2022
Episode 158: How to overcome your hesitation
May 13, 2022
Episode 157: Never talk to yourself in a way you wouldn’t speak to a close friend
May 11, 2022
Episode 156: The right decision doesn’t exist
May 09, 2022
Episode 155: You can only get better
May 07, 2022
Episode 154: Update your browser
May 05, 2022
Episode 153: How to show your partner respect
May 04, 2022
Episode 152: How to stop having panic attacks without medication (2 of 2)
May 03, 2022
Episode 151: You never really know what you give to others
May 02, 2022
Episode 150: How to stop having panic attacks without medication (1 of 2)
May 01, 2022
Episode 149: People are as happy as they choose to be
Apr 30, 2022
Episode 148: Relationships and the concept of the game
Apr 29, 2022
Episode 147: Never want something for someone else more than they want it for themselves
Apr 28, 2022
Episode 146: Emotions are living things
Apr 27, 2022
Episode 145: The game of small talk
Apr 26, 2022
Episode 144: The fundamental game of human relationships
Apr 25, 2022
Episode 143: Life and the concept of the game
Apr 24, 2022
Episode 142: Here’s a simple anxiety reduction technique
Apr 23, 2022
Episode 141: Beware of attraction proxies
Apr 22, 2022
Episode 140: You do not need to justify your life
Apr 21, 2022
Episode 139: Applied stoicism - Good and bad
Apr 20, 2022
Episode 138: The reason why you exist
Apr 19, 2022
Episode 137: We learn about ourselves in relationships
Apr 18, 2022
Episode 136: Conquering the fear of being judged by others
Apr 17, 2022
Episode 135: How to suffer less in life
Apr 16, 2022
Episode 134: What is the critical inner voice?
Apr 15, 2022
Episode 133: The sexual double standard
Apr 14, 2022
Episode 132: You will never have enough
Apr 13, 2022
Episode 131: How to heal the void within
Apr 12, 2022
Episode 130: How to do something you’ve never done before
Apr 11, 2022
Episode 129: Being loved by the one you’re with - The adored
Apr 10, 2022
Episode 128: Values and decision making
Apr 09, 2022
Episode 127: Being with the one you love - The adorer
Apr 08, 2022
Episode 126: Stop what hurts you first
Apr 07, 2022
Episode 125: Don’t expect recognition
Apr 06, 2022
Episode 124: How is it good?
Apr 05, 2022
Episode 123: It will never be easier than it is today
Apr 04, 2022
Episode 122: You are paying more than you need to
Apr 03, 2022
Episode 121: ”Have to” versus ”choose to”
Apr 02, 2022
Episode 120: How to believe in yourself when you have no good reason to
Mar 31, 2022
Episode 119: The truth about romance - Obstruction
Mar 29, 2022
Episode 118: The truth about romance -Tragedy
Mar 27, 2022
Episode 117: The truth about romance - Unobtainability
Mar 25, 2022
Episode 116: Catastrophic thought cascades
Mar 23, 2022
Episode 115: Covert contracts
Mar 21, 2022
Episode 114: The origin of romance
Mar 19, 2022
Episode 113: The balance of attraction
Mar 17, 2022
Episode 112: Fouling is part of the game
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 111: The fundamental law of attraction
Mar 11, 2022
Episode 110: The empty canoe
Mar 08, 2022
Episode 109: Bullies never have enough lunch money
Mar 05, 2022
Episode 108: Thoughts aren’t private
Mar 02, 2022
Episode 107: To hope is to wait
Feb 26, 2022
Episode 106: Drax and the warrior’s mindset
Feb 23, 2022
Episode 105: The lie of anger
Feb 20, 2022
Episode 104: If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
Feb 17, 2022
Episode 103: Love is an adverb
Feb 14, 2022
Episode 102: A good craftsman has one scar
Feb 11, 2022
Episode 101: The price of peace
Feb 08, 2022
Episode 100: Love and the alphabet
Feb 05, 2022
Episode 99: Wanting is free
Feb 02, 2022
Episode 98: Speak what you want into being
Jan 29, 2022
Episode 97: Sleep and death
Jan 26, 2022
Episode 96: How to be more disciplined
Jan 23, 2022
Episode 95: Bet on yourself
Jan 20, 2022
Episode 94: Truth and Lies
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 93: Overcoming scarcity mentality
Jan 14, 2022
Episode 92: The town liar lies
Jan 11, 2022
Episode 91: Dealing with indirect requests
Jan 08, 2022
Episode 90: What is heaven?
Jan 04, 2022
Episode 89: Say your line
Jan 01, 2022
Episode 88: ”Persona 5” and confidants
Dec 29, 2021
Episode 87: Hold people like sand
Dec 26, 2021
Episode 86: Simple isn’t easy
Dec 24, 2021
Episode 85: Humility is knowing your proper size
Dec 22, 2021
Episode 84: Attend to your soil
Dec 20, 2021
Episode 83: The stress-diathesis model of mental illness
Dec 18, 2021
Episode 82: The gift of your absence
Dec 16, 2021
Episode 81: Be afraid of your fear
Dec 14, 2021
Episode 80: How to be disciplined
Dec 12, 2021
Episode 79: Rest is not a waste of time
Dec 10, 2021
Episode 78: The problem with passion
Dec 08, 2021
Episode 77: Do you want your boss‘s job?
Dec 06, 2021
Episode 76: Holiday safety planning
Dec 04, 2021
Episode 75: If you‘ve done nothing wrong, don‘t apologize
Dec 02, 2021
Episode 74: Offense is taken, not given
Nov 30, 2021
Episode 73: Compromise versus sacrifice
Nov 28, 2021
Episode 72: People want what other people want
Nov 26, 2021
Episode 71: Escaping approach-avoid conflicts
Nov 24, 2021
Episode 70: If you‘re in the park, you must have a ticket
Nov 22, 2021
Episode 69: The importance of small wins
Nov 20, 2021
Episode 68: Create the structure that you can surrender to
Nov 18, 2021
Episode 67: The mind cannot decide
Nov 16, 2021
Episode 66: The problem of other people
Nov 14, 2021
Episode 65: If you‘re going to cheat, indulge
Nov 12, 2021
Episode 64: Assume you‘ve already won
Nov 10, 2021
Episode 63: The gift of becoming
Nov 08, 2021
Episode 62: Don‘t try to change the weather
Nov 06, 2021
Episode 61: It‘s not your fault, but it is your responsibility
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 60: The next right move
Nov 02, 2021
Episode 59: The critical inner voice
Oct 31, 2021
Episode 58: If you can do it once...
Oct 29, 2021
Episode 57: Look for solutions
Oct 27, 2021
Episode 56: The universe guarantees no results
Oct 25, 2021
Episode 55: Suffering is expensive
Oct 23, 2021
Episode 54: Life is like Disneyland
Oct 21, 2021
Episode 53: How to get what you want in life
Oct 19, 2021
Episode 52: Serial 7‘s
Oct 17, 2021
Episode 51: The three keys to effective boundary setting
Oct 15, 2021
Episode 50: Don‘t feel guilty
Oct 13, 2021
Episode 49: Functional hopelessness
Oct 12, 2021
Episode 48: Winners almost always quit
Oct 09, 2021
Episode 47: Don‘t ignore air resistance
Oct 07, 2021
Episode 46: The function of grief
Oct 05, 2021
Episode 45: Emotions and mastery
Oct 03, 2021
Episode 44:”Persona 5” and social stats
Oct 01, 2021
Episode 43: The ”best years of your life”
Sep 29, 2021
Episode 42: The game of please-no
Sep 27, 2021
Episode 41: Roads only go where they go
Sep 25, 2021
Episode 40: What if?
Sep 24, 2021
Episode 39: Change your story
Sep 21, 2021
Episode 38: Theory of mind
Sep 19, 2021
Episode 37: The universe lives closed
Sep 17, 2021
Episode 36: People are disappointing
Sep 15, 2021
Episode 35: The coin flip technique
Sep 13, 2021
Episode 34: The myth of closure
Sep 11, 2021
Episode 33: Get some side quests!
Sep 09, 2021
Episode 32: Never reject yourself
Sep 07, 2021
Episode 31: Work is an auction house
Sep 05, 2021
Episode 30: Memento mori and happiness
Sep 03, 2021
Episode 29: "No" is sufficient
Sep 01, 2021
Episode 28: The nature of identity
Aug 30, 2021
Episode 27: "Need" versus "want"
Aug 28, 2021
Episode 26: The "Kill Bill" credit sequence
Aug 26, 2021
Episode 25: "Enough" is a psychological quantity
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 24: Safe, smart, brave, strong
Aug 22, 2021
Episode 23: The trap of "why"
Aug 20, 2021
Episode 22: Money is incentivized altruism
Aug 18, 2021
Episode 21: The value of values
Aug 16, 2021
Episode 20: Navigating no-win conversations
Aug 14, 2021
Episode 19: How to forgive
Aug 12, 2021
Episode 18: The tale of Bluebeard
Aug 10, 2021
Episode 17: Overcoming emotional manipulation
Aug 08, 2021
Episode 16: The block-and-replace technique
Aug 06, 2021
Episode 15: The disconfirming emotional experience
Aug 04, 2021
Episode 14: Rule out the confounds
Aug 02, 2021
Episode 13: This is it
Jul 31, 2021
Episode 12: Should and anger
Jul 29, 2021
Episode 11: The captain can't complain
Jul 27, 2021
Episode 10: How to confront a friend
Jul 25, 2021
Episode 9: The fear of disappointment
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 8: Overcoming new problems
Jul 21, 2021
Episode 7: Redeeming the suffering of your past
Jul 19, 2021
Episode 6: Don't play dress-up
Jul 17, 2021
Episode 5: Follow the function
Jul 15, 2021
Episode 4: How over what
Jul 13, 2021
Episode 3: Don't blow the whistle on yourself
Jul 11, 2021
Episode 2: Everyone is unique and replaceable
Jul 09, 2021
Episode 1: How to set effective boundaries
Jul 07, 2021