How to Navigate Gossiping in a Healthier Way

PODCAST INFO

• A new podcast episode drops every OTHER Monday
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CITATIONS

• What is gossip?
  • Definition
• The origins of gossip
  •  Evolutionary Psychology explanation
• Is gossip all bad?
  • Trusted vs. not trusted
  • Harmless gossiping can be good
  • Societal benefits, such as holding others accountable
  • Celebrity gossip can be good, too
  • Other studies
    • Gossip can help morale in work place
    • Most of us engage in gossip, and it isn’t necessarily a bad thing
    • Negative gossip about celebrities
    • Dartmouth study from June 2021
• How to navigate gossiping
  • Successful gossiping tips
    • Evolutionary psychology perspective
    • Quote about a good gossiper
  • Not-so-good gossiping
    • Sharing to get ahead
    • Not trusted by others
    • Mean-spirited gossip
    • Sharing information to get back at someone
• Tactics to shut down unwanted gossip territory
  • Ask why you’re telling me this

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