Plain Spoken

Dean Abbott
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Lessons for The Quieter Life

  1. 12/24/2024

    Plainspoken Ep. 15: Against Public Executions

    A short talk about bringing back public executions.

    7 min

  2. 11/12/2024

    Plainspoken Ep. 14: A Short Talk about Boundaries

    In this episode, I talk briefly about boundaries and the excuses we make for not setting them.

    10 min

  3. 03/17/2021

    Plain Spoken Ep. 13: Bad Advice from Dr. Laura and Suzanne Venker

    In this episode, I talk about how some advice I heard from Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Suzanne Venker failed to serve the interests of the 13-year-old  boy who was asking for it and likely caused damage instead.

    39 min

  4. 03/14/2021

    Ep. 12 Plain Spoken: On the Fruitlessness of Shame

    In this episode, I give a brief update on where I've been and then talk about the idea that we can improve people's character by inducing shame.

    34 min

  5. 12/06/2019

    Ep. 11 Plain Spoken: Signs of Toxic Relationships

    In this episode, I talk about the purpose of interpersonal relationships and a few signs that they may not be healthy.  This article serves as the jumping off point: https://www.businessinsider.com/signs-your-friendship-is-toxic-2018-2 To follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeanAbbott To support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deanabbott

    32 min

  6. 11/22/2019

    Ep. 10 Plain Spoken : Why I Turned Toward the Quieter Life and How to Overcome Outrage Addiction

    In this episode, I talk more about my shift to writing about the Quieter Life and offer some ideas for how to free yourself from outrage addiction.

    31 min

  7. 11/15/2019

    Ep. 9 Plain Spoken: Reflections on a Recent Illness

    In this episode, I talk about my recent bout with illness and what I learned from it.

    28 min

  8. 11/01/2019

    Ep. 8 Plain Spoken : How to Live When Life Feels Overwhelming

    In this episode I talk about the overwhelming nature of modern life and what we can do in response.

    33 min
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Lessons for The Quieter Life

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  • Creator
    Dean Abbott
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dean Abbott
  • Show Website
    Plain Spoken