Ep.159 I Deciding to Build Relationships: Ditch Small Talk and Deepen Connections with David Robson
Do you ever wonder if people like you as much as you like them? Have you missed out on connections because you thought you didn’t leave a strong impression?
In this episode, we sit down with science writer David Robson to discuss how curiosity can improve your connections – both personally and professionally. If you’re ready to rethink how people view you and build your relationships, this episode is for you.
KEY TOPICS
- How to effectively give and receive compliments.
- Tactics to lead a group of people to be vulnerable.
- How to prevent your business culture from squashing community and curiosity.
- Ways to reframe limiting beliefs about yourself that are preventing your ability to build relationships.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:44 I Didn’t Know This About the Ultra-Wealthy
4:06 David Robson
11:41 Checking Your Biases
14:38 Want to be more curious?
17:57 How Not to be a Boring Businessperson
21:08 Vulnerability in Relationships
24:03 Do people like me?
30:58 Moving Past Smalltalk
36:01 Giving and Receiving Compliments
54:01 Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
57:20 Key Takeaways
58:36 Producer Closing
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David Robson is an award-winning science writer specializing in the extremes of the human brain, body and behavior.
After graduating with a degree in mathematics from Cambridge University, he worked as a features editor at New Scientist for five years, before moving to BBC Future, where he was a senior journalist for five years. His writing has also appeared in the Guardian, the Atlantic, Aeon, Men’s Health and many more outlets. In 2021, David received awards from the Association of British Science Writers and the UK Medical Journalists’ Association for his writing on misinformation and risk communication during the COVID pandemic, and in 2022, he was a finalist for the Best British Science Journalist of the Year Award.
David’s first book, The Intelligence Trap, was published in 2019, and received worldwide media attention. His second book The Expectation Effect was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and won the British Psychological Society Book Award. His third book, The Laws of Connection, was published in June of 2024.