Running Man Self Regulation Skills Project

 Ep 54. Discover how employing the factual method—asking 'what, where, when, who, and how' before 'why'—boosts factual communication and rapport building. This approach reduces the pitfalls of opinion and emotional bias, preventing defensiveness and tangential disputes that can disrupt effective communication and lead to unintended consequences. Walk well. Hey folks, let me kno...

 Ep 53. Explore how extreme emotions, much like regular emotions, are transient states rather than enduring traits. Learn how beliefs and expectations shape emotional experiences over time, potentially leading to patterned behaviors that can seem predictable. While the adage "patterns never lie" holds true in some cases, it's important to recognize that behavioral camouflage, such a...

Ep 52.  In our fast-paced lives, we often overlook what shapes our beliefs and the intensity with which we hold them. Our perceptions are heavily influenced by what we hear from peers, family, and authorities. Whether in personal conversations or broader societal contexts via media, the prevailing social and cultural tones are initially driven by emotions. Recognizing this can empower us to pause...

Ep 51. Time plays a crucial role in managing emotions effectively in life's critical moments. By resisting the impulse to act on immediate emotions, we unlock opportunities to make thoughtful choices and avoid potential calamity or dissatisfaction. Learn how strategic timing can empower you to navigate challenges with clarity and resilience. Walk well with informed decisions. Take care and Wa...

Ep 50. Explore how effective time management influences emotional responses and decision-making. Learn strategies to resist impulsive actions, opening opportunities for thoughtful choices and avoiding potential pitfalls. Enhance your ability to navigate life's challenges with clarity and resilience. Discover more about emotional regulation and decision-making strategies. When under stress our...

  Ep 48. When we reach the limits of physical endurance and cognitive capacity, it affects our ability to think rationally and may lead us to contemplate our existence beyond the physical realm, often referred to as the EGO. Our willpower depends on adequate blood flow delivering glucose for cognitive function and oxygen for cellular vitality, crucial during stressful thinking processes. These ins...

Ep49.  The concept of self-realization in Abraham Maslow's developmental psychology emphasizes the journey of personal growth through addressing our biological needs within his hierarchy of needs. This journey often necessitates letting go of transient aspects of life—be it activities, jobs, or relationships—that no longer contribute to our long-term fulfillment. Sentimentality can hinder our...

 Ep 47. Successfully achieving personal and professional goals hinges on how we approach and align ourselves with them. Our mindset towards these goals significantly impacts our journey—whether we progress effectively or struggle to initiate action. Understanding our self-perception in relation to goal attainment shapes the path and determines the depth of personal growth along the way. What are t...

Ep 46.  The power of our self-image, though subjective, drives enduring change. How we perceive ourselves profoundly influences our pursuit of personal goals, whether in mastering physical skills or achieving professional milestones. Internal dialogue plays a critical role; negative self-talk can hinder progress. Rather than fixating on obstacles, fostering happiness from within becomes pivotal. H...

  Ep 45. Aphantasia Explained: Enhancing Perception Beyond Visualization.  Aphantasia, affecting a small percentage, prevents individuals from visualizing in their mind's eye. This condition may have evolved due to limited light conditions, enhancing other senses. Brain scans reveal active executive engagement during visualization attempts in aphantasic individuals. However, slower executive...

Ep 44. Intrusive thoughts, while intense and uncomfortable, need not disrupt your life or lead to guilt or shame. It's natural for humans to experience them without self-punishment. These thoughts prompt us to quickly address and categorize them, often leading to internal conflict and harsh self-judgment. Understanding that they serve to highlight potential problems rather than dictate action...

 Ep 43. Becoming a parent unveils the vast and overwhelming reality of caring for a newborn, a challenge shared by both new moms and dads. While external support focuses on practical parenting skills, many struggle silently with feelings of inadequacy and the pressure to appear competent. It's important to acknowledge that parenting isn't always smooth; it involves a rollercoaster of emo...

Ep 42.  Change is a ubiquitous theme in our lives, prominently discussed on social media and in daily conversations. Often, we reminisce about the past and lament the inevitable transformations of the present. Yet, amidst these fleeting perspectives, there exist constants—unchangeable elements in our human experience. By broadening our outlook, we can harness these constants as foundational pillar...

Ep 41.  Understanding change as a constant, as recognized in mathematics, offers a strategic approach to mitigating the impact of dynamic social changes on individuals. Applying principles like "Endless Variation Never Surprises" and "Constants Never Surprise" provides a guiding perspective on how we perceive changes in our environment. This perspective encompasses individual a...

 Ep 40.  From Survival to Significance: Embracing Power in Everyday Life  can be realized by aligning with power which means embracing principles such as love, compassion, and altruistic acceptance of others, exemplified by historical figures like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King Jr. These individuals left a lasting impact by serving and benefiting others on a profound scale. Beyond m...

Ep 39. Self knowledge is invariably one of the most useful skills when dealing with and managing physical stress and perilous environment. The skills that support self knowledge is knowledge of "enemy",  opponent, challenge or physical environment. Foreknowledge of the intra-personal and the interpersonal on the individual level is key to greater more reliable and more positive outcomes...

Ep 38.  Ever wondered about the direction of your life? It's a journey towards goals we perceive or conceive, with or without the skills or a map. Our ego builds on experiences and identity, forging ahead in solitude through dark waters. Adventure awaits on this collective journey; may your encounters be fulfilling Walk well. Hey folks, let me know what you think about the Running Man Podcast...

Ep 37. When we see patterns where there aren't any. Where belief is swayed by social pressure,  we have the potential to develop, conjunction fallacy. Believing things to be based on false information and at times social group pressure. Hindsight is always 20/20. But, what happens when we have feelings that things were correct? This is an example of an  advanced hindsight bias where we  had t...

Ep 36. When we were hunting in our primitive times there was no guarantee of success and payoff from finding and or successfully hunting food. The times that we succeeded, there was a reward pathway, Dopamine response signaling pleasure and ensuring motivation to repeat that behavior again. That is a powerful experience. In today's modern day, we have found ways to bypass the survival experie...

Ep 35. When we remember we are recalling a segment of our past in our life's timeline. Have you ever thought a certain way when you are stressed that you interpreted things negatively? Well, then you are human. What is changeable is our reactivity by training physical resilience and recognizing our proclivity to seek negatives to protect our future outcomes by making our predicted hopefully;...

Ep 34. When we recall we run the risk of reactivity to the nature of the memory. Is it euphoric and pleasant? Is is dysphoric and painful? These are the elements that often determine how close we hold our idea of self or ego in regards to the recollection. When we hold beliefs that have been assumed or accepted often there is a social component where we gain acceptance and social capital or value...

Ep 33. The Late Psychologist and author Dr. Glen J. Morris  wrote that "We follow our own Placebos". This is a daily walk in that much of what we do and how we do it is based on the beliefs we hold that often are founded in inaccuracy, misinterpretation and failure (on our part) to correct an in complete concept. Shakespeare's idea that all the world is a stage is a powerful underst...

Ep 31. The art of peace is a an encouragement to seek harmony in day to day things and to seek to apply the principle of "Ai" union and Wa, harmony in conflict. The highest expression of the art of war is to use influence and to never have to draw your sword. The way of understanding creates an opportunity to understand and to neutralize conflict by empathy and understanding when it coun...

Ep 32. There are several theories on fear and also the behaviors that arise from the stimulus that causes us and animals to shirk from danger and protect ourselves. At times we add narrative to make sense of understanding and may created ethics, guidelines and morals and more's that limit the negative effects of what fear would otherwise bring to bear in our lives.  Hey folks, let me know wha...

Ep 30.Walking with the shadow self is a daily event that occurs when we meet obstacles and challenge in what we call our lives. The shadow self may be in the dark but not because it is bad or evil. Often it is mistakenly shunned and relegated to our more primitive more base ideas of what our shadow is. It is from where our feelings, emotions and passions rise. It is where we experience pleasure of...