The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong

Eric Barker, an incredible author who manages to make research and studies interesting, joins this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast! Couros and Barker discuss the new release, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong. Throughout this episode, Barker answers powerful questions like whether or not building relationships can be a skill we develop, how the process of writing this book has changed him, and how relationships impact us as humans. Barker closes out this episode with an explanation of the importance of friends and why it matters that we are understood. Links: Plays Well with Others - https://www.amazon.com/Plays-Well-Others-Surprising-Relationships-ebook/dp/B09C63ZYSP Eric Barker Blog - https://bakadesuyo.com/blog/ Eric Barker Books - https://bakadesuyo.com/#! Eric Barker Twitter - https://twitter.com/bakadesuyo Eric Barker Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bakadesuyo/?hl=en The Importance of Value and Purpose - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/8892 Dr. Atul Gawande - http://atulgawande.com/ Quotes: "Instead of focusing on not judging a book by its cover, it would be more useful to say, 'We would be better off putting more effort into revisiting the judgments we undoubtedly will make.' " -Eric Barker "...two key elements of deepening friendships: time and opening up..." - Eric Barker "...loneliness is about how you feel about your relationships...it feels so good to be known and to be understood, that is when you know your relationships are deep." -Eric Barker Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset. More at georgecouros.ca George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/ George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519 For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/