95. The Power of No: How Boundaries Help Us Live More Empowered Lives

95.不的力量:界限如何帮助我们过上更有力量的生活

Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

2023-06-20

25 分钟
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In this episode, Vanessa Patrick shares how saying no empowers us to live the lives we want.

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  • Hi Matt here.

  • If you want to continue finding tools to a successful and happy life, I recommend listening to the happiness lab hosted by Yale professor Doctor Lori Santos.

  • Doctor Santos has studied the science of happiness and has found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will make our lives better.

  • Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale, she will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising stories that will change the way you think about happiness.

  • This season, shes tackling topics that affect her own life like stress, perfectionism and boredom.

  • If you struggle with any of those, or if it sounds like you could learn more about increasing happiness in your life, then listen to the happiness lab right here in your podcast player.

  • Saying no can be very empowering because it asserts what we want or what we dont want.

  • But saying no can also help us better understand ourselves, our values, our personal policies, and our rules.

  • My name's Matt Abrahams and I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

  • Welcome to think fast, talk Smart, the podcast.

  • Today I'm really excited to speak with Vanessa Patrick.

  • Vanessa is associate dean of research and professor of marketing at the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston.

  • Her research focuses on the pursuit of pleasure and how we can avoid the lure of Vanessa recently released a new book entitled the power of saying no, the New Science of how to say no that puts you in charge of your life.

  • Welcome Vanessa.

  • So excited to have you here and to have our conversation.

  • Thanks Matt.

  • I'm delighted to be here and super excited to share insights from my book.

  • Well, let's get started.

  • On this podcast.

  • We've done a few episodes where we have explored improvisation and communication.