Hard truths are easy to talk about in theory. Living with them — actually hearing them about yourself — is one of the hardest things a human being can do. And the people who most need to hear them are consistently the least equipped to receive them.

In this episode, John Sampson draws on neuroscience, psychology, and Stoic philosophy to explore why we resist hard truths, what's happening in the brain when we do, and what we can do to build the self-awareness required to actually change.

You'll learn:

→ The neuroscience of motivated reasoning and why your brain is wired to protect your self-image over accuracy

→ What Freudian defense mechanisms, Carl Jung's Shadow, and Nietzsche's concept of the 'will to ignorance' reveal about self-deception

→ How Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca, and Musonius Rufus approached har ...