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46. How Can You Stop Feeling So Irritable?

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46. How Can You Stop Feeling So Irritable?

No Stupid Questions

2025/11/02
No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions

2025/11/02
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Also: what’s wrong with being impatient? This episode originally aired on April 2, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Emotions like irritability and impatience are often dismissed as flaws, but what if they’re actually signals with deeper meaning? This conversation unpacks the science and psychology behind these reactive states, exploring how they shape our relationships, decisions, and even personal growth.
02:54
What seems like an external problem is often due to personal shortcomings.
07:30
Situation modification is a more effective way to reduce irritability than trying to change your mindset.
11:23
Affect labeling works by creating psychological distance and reducing uncertainty.
14:13
Irritability can be a tool for social justice advocacy
17:18
Impatience is not just annoyance—it’s a barrier to listening and connection.
30:44
Frequent interruptions in academic talks may reflect cultural norms rather than rudeness.
34:15
Many mollusks, not just oysters, can produce pearls through natural irritation processes.

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What Really Fuels Our Irritability?
00:00
How Parenting Shapes Emotional Reactivity
05:49
Practical Ways to Calm the Storm Within
08:54
Can Irritability Be Good for Us?
14:13
Facing the Hidden Cost of Impatience
17:18
Patience vs. Perseverance: What’s the Real Difference?
19:54
Do Animals Feel Impatient Too?
33:32

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Angela Duckworth: I think I'm having a breakthrough, Angela Duckworth, I am charging you for this. I'm Angela Duckworth, I'm Mike Maughan. Mike Maughan: And you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Speaker 3: Today on the show, how can you break free fro...