Is Certainty Making Us Lonely? with Miles Adcox

<p>Why does being <em>right </em>feel so much better than being <em>curious</em>? And is our obsession with certainty the cause of our greatest divides?</p><p>This episode breaks down the psychology behind certainty — why our brains default to it, what it costs us in our relationships, and why curiosity might be the more reliable path to actually feeling connected to other people.</p><p><strong>What you'll learn</strong></p><ul><li>How confirmation bias shapes what we believe is true, without us noticing it happening</li><li>What the illusory truth effect is, and why repetition can make an opinion feel like fact</li><li>How to tell the difference between healthy disagreement and contempt</li><li>Why algorithms and media incentives reward certainty over nuance — and what that does to us over time</li><li>A mindset shift for staying curious under pressure, borrowed from an unlikely place: horsemanship</li><li>Why feeling understood does more for anxiety than winning an argument ever does</li><li>How to hold strong beliefs without needing everyone around you to agree</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Building your curiosity muscles? Onsite offers a range of experiences to do life-changing work around your story and what your body might be holding onto. <a href="https://hubs.la/Q04rLNDP0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 — This might be why you're feeling lonely</li></ul><ul><li>02:30 — Illusory truth effect and confirmation bias</li><li>05:30 — Making content in the age of outrage</li><li>07:00 — The real product is Identity</li><li>09:45 — A horse changed everything</li><li>13:00 — Understanding vs. "winning"</li><li>15:00 — Becoming harder to recruit </li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>Stay connected with Human School:</strong></p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://hubs.la/Q04rLNLl0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://hubs.la/Q04rLNLl0</a></p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://hubs.la/Q04rLNVX0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://hubs.la/Q04rLNVX0</a></p><p>Threads - <a href="https://hubs.la/Q04rLP6D0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://hubs.la/Q04rLP6D0</a></p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://hubs.la/Q04rLPfY0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://hubs.la/Q04rLPfY0</a></p>