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How to Care Less What People Think

5/25/2025
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The bad news is you’re always going to care what people think. The good news is  it doesn’t have to control your life. In this episode, I walk through 9 ways to rethink your relationship with external validation. If you want to be done letting other people’s opinions steer your every move, this one’s for you.


EPISODE OUTLINE


00:00 Intro

05:28 1. Caring what people think is natural

07:14 2. You can’t control how you feel, but you can control what you do 

16:07 3. You should care what some people think 

18:16 4. Not caring what people think ≠ not caring about people

19:45 5. Chasing approval always backfires eventually

26:21 6. You don’t know what people think

30:29 7. Other people are not thinking about you as much as it feels like they are

35:32 8. You care more about other people’s opinions when you don’t have your own

37:28 9. It’s okay to want to be with people who make you feel good

39:27 Lightning round recap

42:29 Challenge


EPISODE LINKS


The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

The Art of Living by Epictetus 

Spotlight Effect Study 

Social Rejection Triggers Physical Pain Brain Centers 

Surgeon General's Report on the Health Impact of Loneliness 


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