Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2025-05-29
Books mentioned on How To Not Let Your Past Define You - Scott Barry Kaufman - #947
Scott Barry Kaufman is a Psychologist at Columbia University, a writer and podcaster. Why is victim culture so common in the West?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Generations
Generations by Jean M.
Discussed“and Gene Twangi has has done a great analysis of this in her book generations. prior generation.”
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Building Community Among Adults of Different Generations
Discussed“But there seems to have been a cultural shift among youth where um and Gene Twangi has has done a great analysis of this in her book generations. prior generation.”
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is a prominent psychological study that explores how trauma physically impacts the brain and body, offering pathways to healing through modern therapies.
Critiqued“Um this notion that trauma is stored in the body I don't think is scientifically accurate. You know, the body keeps the score is like the number one. It's been on the New York Times bestseller list.”
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The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt is a sociological critique that examines how well-intentioned ideas and safetyism are setting younger generations up for failure, with a particular focus on the detrimental effects of social media.
Discussed“a lot of people feel unsafe around ideas, around words, you know. Oh, uh, that's become a thing in the younger generation as as as Jonathan Height and Greg Luciano have talked a lot lot about in coddling of the American mind.”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Rise Above
“But if if I gave only that message then there'd be no point in write writing the book rise above um because we also have an agency as you said to compensate to do what we need to not you know what what's it going to do to help you to say oh I have the genes for shortness I'm”
Own book Rise Above
“I um you can buy Riseabove and hopefully any bookstore or online bookstore. And I have the Psychology Podcast.”