David Brooks is a columnist for The New York Times, a commentator, and an author. We’re often told to control our emotions, but is that actually what we want? Or do we want to be confident enough to feel them fully? Instead of becoming too detached, how can we reconnect with our feelings and embrace life more fully? Expect to learn why men have been conditioned to be so emotionally cut-off, why being stoic or aloof is perceived to be attractive, why so many people are repressed, how to accurately see people and make them feel comfortable, how to open up without triggering your fear, how to improve the energy you enter a room with and much more… - 00:00 We Are Ignoring Our Emotions 05:34 Emotions Allow Us to Experience Life 11:09 The Vulnerability of Being Open 16:16 How to Balance Rationality & Emotion 21:11 Society’s Lack of Earnestness 24:17 Reacting to Sean Strickland & Theo Von 27:40 Seeing Each Other More Deeply 33:48 How to Be Comfortable With Feelings 41:42 The Powerful Use of Silence 44:44 How to Notice People Who Are Down 49:06 The Bravery of Being Open 52:26 How to End a Conversation Better 57:43 Questions to Make a Conversation Deeper 1:00:59 Where to Find David Brooks - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/