Snapshot · Modern Wisdom
A survey conducted for Sonja Lyubomirsky's book found that 70% of people said they don't feel as loved as they want to be in at least one significant relationship in their life.
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Sonja admits there are no known evidence-based interventions for self-esteem. Chris proposes the sociometer theory, which Sonja validates as solid independent psychology. [1] — Sonja Lyubomirsky "I don't know of any good interventions to increase people's self-esteem." 09:56 [2] — Chris Williamson "Self-esteem isn't self-generated — it's a lagging measure of how your social environment is feeding back to you. Holding high self-esteem i…" 10:38
After 36 years of happiness research, Sonja Lyubomirsky says she knows of no laboratory-tested, evidence-based intervention that reliably increases people's self-esteem.
Self-esteem isn't self-generated — it's a lagging measure of how your social environment is feeding back to you. Holding high self-esteem in the face of universal negative feedback isn't strength, it's maladaptive. The path to genuine self-esteem runs through connection, contribution, and personal growth.
Sonja Lyubomirsky identifies three domains that reliably contribute to happiness and self-esteem: connection with others, contribution to community, and personal growth.
San Francisco's average rent rose 18% over the past two years to $3,728/month, surpassing New York City as the most expensive rental market in the country.
San Francisco's average monthly rent now stands at $3,728, surpassing New York City to become the most expensive rental city in the United States.
At a childhood sleepover, Bobby Lee's friends drew penises on his face and he walked 7 miles home on a dirt road before being picked up by Eric Purvis's mom.
In 1950, about 60% of the world lived in extreme poverty; today it's about 1 in 10, attributable to capitalist economic growth.
From 2021 to 2024, 6 million children fell below the poverty line in the US after the expanded child tax credit expired.
Private domestic infant and international adoptions typically cost $40,000 to $70,000, while foster care adoption is the most affordable route at $0 to $2,000.
Historically, only 40% of men have ever reproduced — Galloway uses this to argue that romantic success requires effort, not a hall pass.
Robby Hoffman is the 7th of 10 children raised in a Hasidic household in Montreal, where the family was poor and comedy was a survival mechanism.
Robby's Hasidic community had no concept of 'too soon' in comedy — if it was funny, you threw it, and if you bombed, your sibling told you immediately.
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