Beat Your Genes Podcast
366 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 422 ratingsLet's look at life through the lens of our ancestors. Our instincts were shaped by their struggles in an environment much different than our current environment. Our instincts haven't changed much but our environment has changed dramatically. We blend the science of evolutionary psychology with the clinical experience of Doug Lisle, PhD to explore common problems and stumbling points in our pursuit of happiness.
New episodes come out Wednesdays at 8:30 PST. If you have a question or comment, or maybe even a complicated situation that you'd like some advice on, feel free to call us and leave a voicemail at (714) 900-2601 or send in a question through www.BeatYourGenes.org
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Episodes
10: Biological Clock, Sexual Variety, Settling Down, & Male Groupies
April 21, 2016 02:30 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBA follow-up to last week's episode, we will be going over more common mistakes that we all make in the mating dance that is dating. If you've ever had a dating experience where you felt you coudn't control yourself or the eventual outcome, that was your genes compelling you to behave in a certain way. This is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you can be optimizing your genes surviving but on the other hand, it may be detrimental to long-term happiness. We have evolved to enjoy the ...
09: Love, Sex, Dating, Relationships
April 14, 2016 02:30 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBIf you've ever had a dating experience where you felt you coudn't control yourself or the eventual outcome, that was your genes compelling you to behave in a certain way. This is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you can be optimizing your genes surviving but on the other hand, it may be detrimental to long-term happiness. We have evolved to enjoy the pursuit of love & sex through dating and relationships. In this episode Dr. Lisle discusses how we can optimize happiness in this area ...
08: How to get along without going along
April 07, 2016 02:30 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBEver have a pushy friend that's trying to get you to do something you don't want to? It may seem like the only way to get them to understand "no" is to be rude or leave. In this episode, Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD discusses how to get along without going along. For a variety of scenarios it is in our best interest to get along with our friends, family members, and co-workers. However, that does not mean that we have to just do everything they want us to. Learn some unique tips and tri...
08: How to Get Along Without Going Along
April 07, 2016 02:30 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBEver have a pushy friend that's trying to get you to do something you don't want to? It may seem like the only way to get them to understand "no" is to be rude or leave. In this episode, Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD discusses how to get along without going along. For a variety of scenarios it is in our best interest to get along with our friends, family members, and co-workers. However, that does not mean that we have to just do everything they want us to. Learn some unique tips and tri...
07: Understanding your Personality
March 31, 2016 02:30 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBDr. Lisle dives into a discussion of personality diffferences and what role they play in different life circumstances. For example, if you ever had to hire an attorney to defend you, you would want them to be a generally argumentative person. If you had to hire an accountant, you'd want them to be very detail-oriented. Similarly, if you are a naturally passionate and highly extraverted person, sitting at a desk job in your own cubicle all day long can be miserable even if it's a great job...
07: Understanding Your Personality
March 31, 2016 02:30 - 57 minutes - 51.7 MBWe will be discussing personality diffferences and what role they play in different life circumstances. For example, if you ever had to hire an attorney to defend you, you would want them to be a generally argumentative person. If you had to hire an accountant, you'd want them to be very detail-oriented. Similarly, if you are a naturally passionate and highly extraverted person, sitting at a desk job in your own cubicle all day long can be miserable even if it's a great job. How can you m...
06: Gender Dynamics and Differences in Men and Women
March 24, 2016 02:30 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBWe discuss the biological difference between men and women, how this translates into modern society.
06: Psychology of Gender Dynamics and Differences
March 24, 2016 02:30 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBToday's topic is gender differences. We start the show about a news event that occured with an academic where he stepped into some trouble for discussing gender differences. Dr. Lisle discusses the biological difference between men and women. For example, men can become more explosively angry than women due to a particular hormone that rises quickly in males. On the other hand, women can still be just as competitive as males, but they are slicker and friendlier. How did these differenc...
05: Stone-Age politics vs. Modern-day politics
March 17, 2016 02:30 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBWhere do political views come from? Dr Lisle explains that political differences evolved from our basic need to optimize the survival of the stone age village. This results in a natural split of political views that essentially desire to either "share more" or "share less". Copyright Beat Your Genes Podcast Host: Nathan Gershfeld Interviewee: Doug Lisle, Ph.D. www.BeatYourGenes.org Intro & outro song: City of Happy Ones · Ferenc Hegedus
04: A common scenario for women in the modern environment
March 09, 2016 04:01 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBAs Dr. Lisle discusses the purpose of psychology, we begin with a discussion of thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Some philosophers believe that we can think one thing and then feel something completely different but Dr. Lisle explains these seemingly conflicting thoughts & feelings explains how this relates to stress. We continue on to discuss different models of psychology and some of the limits of learning theory. For example, do we learn our emotions during childhood? Dr. Lisle...
04: Staying with a Man Who's Not Right For You
March 09, 2016 02:30 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBAs Dr. Lisle discusses the purpose of psychology, we begin with a discussion of thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Some philosophers believe that we can think one thing and then feel something completely different but Dr. Lisle explains these seemingly conflicting thoughts & feelings explains how this relates to stress. We discuss different models of psychology and some of the limits of learning theory. For example, do we learn our emotions during childhood? Dr. Lisle discusses an...
03: High Cost of High Expectations
March 03, 2016 02:30 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBMotivation and expectations are supposed to go hand-in-hand. The idea being - if you're expected to achieve a goal, your motivation kicks in to meet these expectations. In this episode, Dr. Lisle goes over a concept called The Ego Trap. Which is the trap we may find ourselves in if the expectations of our performance exceeds what we think we can reasonably accomplish. Dr. Lisle describes this trap, how this process works, why it works the way it does, and how to effectively overcome it. ...
02: Stepping stones to Self-Esteem
February 25, 2016 03:30 - 58 minutes - 53 MBWhat does "self-esteem" actually mean? In this episode, Dr. Lisle goes over the history of the study of self-esteem. Then he explains his own discoveries of esteem processes including self-esteem. As it turns out, nobody can give you "self-esteem". Dr. Lisle explains that self-esteem is quite literally esteem of your self, so it is how you view yourself. So, what's called "low self-esteem" or "high self-esteem" is entirely based on how you view yourself. However, this view is not easily...
02: Stepping Stones to Self-Esteem
February 25, 2016 02:30 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBWhat does "self-esteem" actually mean? In this episode, Dr. Lisle goes over the history of the study of self-esteem. Then he explains his own discoveries of esteem processes including self-esteem. As it turns out, nobody can give you "self-esteem". Dr. Lisle explains that self-esteem is quite literally esteem of your self, so it is how you view yourself. So, what's called "low self-esteem" or "high self-esteem" is entirely based on how you view yourself. However, this view is not easil...
01: Happiness vs. Pleasure : What is the goal of life?
February 18, 2016 04:30 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBIn the very first episode of the Beat Your Genes podcast, Host Nate Gershfeld talks with Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD about the purpose of life, happiness vs. pleasure, and the psychological mechanisms that guide our behavior. Dr. Lisle talks about some important findings namely, that purpose of life (biologically) is quite simple - to spread our own genes and ensure their survival into the next few generations. Because of this, our entire biology, physiology, and psychology is built around thi...
01: Happiness vs. Pleasure : What is the goal of life?
February 18, 2016 03:30 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBIn our very first episode, Nate G talks with Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD about the purpose of life, happiness vs. pleasure, and the psychological mechanisms that guide our behavior. Dr. Lisle talks about some important findings that suggest that the purpose of life (biologically) is quite simple - to spread our own genes and ensure their survival into the next few generations. Because of this, our entire biology, physiology, and psychology is built around this goal. It's been like this for the ...