Why You SUCK at Relationships (with Eric Barker)

<p><span style= "color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 11ptpx;font-family: Arial;"> Why You SUCK at Relationships (with Eric Barker)</span><br /> <span style= "color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 11ptpx;font-family: Arial;"> First Call out: Mark speaks with Eric Barker, Wall Street Journal best selling author and former Hollywood screenwriter. Eric left Hollywood and scripted a new challenge: organizing the counterintuitive nature of relationships, vulnerability, and cognitive biases.</span><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style= "color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 11ptpx;font-family: Arial;"> Today, Commander Divine speaks with Eric Barker, former Hollywood screenwriter, speaker, and best selling author</span><span style= "color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 11ptpx;font-family: Arial;">. In this episode, Eric discusses the shocking research he uncovered surrounding relationships, vulnerability, and cognitive biases - all detailed in his newest book titled, Plays Well With Others.</span><br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p><span style= "color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 11ptpx;font-family: Arial;"> Key Takeaways:</span><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style= "color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 11ptpx;font-family: Arial;"> Do you have friends? Do you smoke? The two biggest determinants of your mortality one year after a heart attack. Eric shares the surprising science by Robert Garfield at University of Pennsylvania detailing how not being open and vulnerable in relationships leads to prolonged minor illnesses and even increased lethality from a second heart attack. He also shares effective strategies for forming deep friendships to counteract these data.</span><br /></p> <p><span style= "color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 11ptpx;font-family: Arial;"> Friendships are our most coveted relationships, taking the cake over our romantic partners (by 5%). While romantic part