Ep 009: An Introduction to Psychology

  Disney is releasing Inside Out 2. The sequel to the O. G. You know the movie about Riley, our favorite 11 year old girl who moves with her parents from Minnesota, freezing cold, to San Francisco, and freaks out a little? So they tell the story in her head about the five personified emotions, joy, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust, and how she manages her emotional responses from mission control headquarters in her brain. So, anyway, Inside Out 2, right, Riley's now a teenager, and they added a few new emotions. Mainly anxiety, envy, ahn wee , the French word for boredom,and embarrassment. And she's got to work herself through all this new stuff that comes with these more complex emotions, because she's a teenager.   I love me a good movie and all, but what does this even have to do with being cultured and curious Pete?   I just like going to the movies and eating popcorn and drinking Diet Coke . If you're putting a gun to my head, I would say it's got everything to do with being cultured and curious. It's psychology, man. And in my book, psychology is fascinating. It is the ultimate way to gain insight into human behavior across our planet. It helps us appreciate the diversity of the human experience. And if we can do that, Then we're going to be more empathetic and better handle and navigate all the social interactions we have to manage all day long. And probably most important, it encourages critical thinking and self awareness and it gets us out of our own head. It helps us reflect on our own biases and hopefully be more open minded.