EPISODE FILE 015 / COSTS: RELATIONSHIPS

How to Be the Smartest Guy in an Empty Room

Through Good Will Hunting, this episode explores how always being right, needing nothing, and hiding feelings can leave a person alone.

Episodes / File 15

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  1. 1The instructionBe the smartest person in the room. Never need anything.
  2. 2Why it feels safeBeing right feels less exposed than saying what you feel.
  3. 3What it costsYou protect your image while other people drift away.
  4. 4The correctionSay one true sentence instead of trying to win.
  5. 5Your 24-hour testTell someone one honest thing you feel or need, without turning it into an argument.

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