Dr. Todd Kashdan joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the power of curiosity. The conversation explores the importance of cultivating and calibrating curiosity, and the challenges of insubordination and finding the right balance between security and growth.    

KEY TOPICS
Constructive feedback and the ability to give and receive it.
Choosing between security and growth.
Creating a culture of curiosity in your business.
Collaborating with your adversaries to get everyone on board with a change.    

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Experiences of Insubordination
02:26 Introduction of Guest: Dr. Todd B. Kashdan
08:04 The Impact of Purpose on Social Anxiety
09:00 The Importance of Social Clues and Pattern Recognition
10:23 Developmental Factors in Social Anxiety
13:14 The Role of Bullying in Personal Development
18:51 The Impact of Bragging and Narcissism
21:33 The Importance of Giving and Receiving Feedback
24:57 Increased Anxiety and Social Awareness Post-COVID
28:49 The Diminished Ability to Be Curious
29:19 Maintaining Unsatisfied Curiosity in Social Interactions
31:46 The Power of Curiosity
36:22 Cultivating and Calibrating Curiosity 
40:39 Curiosity and Insubordination
46:10 Choosing Security or Growth
51:23 The Value of Dissent and Deviation
57:06 Creating a Culture of Curiosity
01:00:31 Collaborating with Adversaries  

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Dr. Todd B. Kashdan is Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. He is a leading authority on well-being, curiosity, psychological flexibility, and resilience. He has published over 225 peer-reviewed articles and is in the top 1% of cited scientists in the world (over 47,000 times). He received the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. He is the author of several books including Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life (William Morrow/HarperCollins), The Upside of Your Dark Side (Penguin), and The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively (Avery/Penguin). His research is featured regularly in media outlets such as The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, NPR, Fast Company, and Time Magazine. He is a keynote speaker and consultant for organizations as diverse as Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, Prudential, General Mills, The United States Department of Defense, and World Bank Group. He's a twin with twin 16-year-old daughters (and one more), with plans to rapidly populate the world with great conversationalists.