Abigail Marsh brings us years of research around fear. She is the author of The Fear Factor and a Ted Talk speaker with over 2.2Million views on the subject of fear.
As a Psychology researcher she studies the motivations of people who do extremely altruistic acts and those who lean towards psychopathy (sociopaths). She teaches topics that range from Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at Georgetown.
Her research uses brain imaging, as well as behavioral, cognitive, genetic, and pharmacological techniques, and her work has been published in 80 publications.
Abby shares her personal journey that led her to studying fear and altruism, the important difference between fearlessness and bravery, what meta-fear is and how it affects your thoughts and behaviors, how to question your own fear and build relationships in spite of your fear or others.
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Things we cover in this episode:
- Her personal experience with fear
- Why some people are more altruistic than others and how it relates to fear
- Fearlessness Vs bravery
- Meta-fear and how it an can bring you down
- How to question your own fear
- How to look for fear in others
- Building relationships when someone is more fearful, less trusting
- The science of fear
Recommended Resources
- Connect with Abby at AbigailMarsh.com — Twitter
- Abby’s book: The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
- Watch Abby’s Ted Talk with over 2.2Million views
- Listen to Abby’s podcast interview on 10% Happier with Dan Harriss
- Connect with me on Public investment app — Twitter — Instagram — LinkedIn
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