<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Minimalists speak with Dr. Jamil Zaki from Stanford University about understanding and overcoming hopelessness and cynicism.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Discussed in this episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In what ways does cynicism mimic false hope? (2:24)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;How do you find hope when you’ve felt hopeless for a long time? (10:08)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;What are the surprising downsides of hope? (22:00)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Listener tip: Overthinking makes people feel hopeless. (30:55)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/theminimalists"&gt;patreon.com/theminimalists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Detailed show notes: &lt;a href= "http://minimalists.com/podcast"&gt;minimalists.com/podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Recorded at &lt;a href="http://earthing.com/simple"&gt;Earthing Studios&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Minimalists

Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, T.K. Coleman

466 | Hope for Cynics

OCT 28, 202435 MIN
The Minimalists

466 | Hope for Cynics

OCT 28, 202435 MIN

Description

The Minimalists speak with Dr. Jamil Zaki from Stanford University about understanding and overcoming hopelessness and cynicism.

Discussed in this episode:

In what ways does cynicism mimic false hope? (2:24)

How do you find hope when you’ve felt hopeless for a long time? (10:08)

What are the surprising downsides of hope? (22:00)

Listener tip: Overthinking makes people feel hopeless. (30:55)

Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists

Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast

Recorded at Earthing Studios.