Passion Struck with John R. Miles

Why Other People Have So Much Power Over You | John R. Miles - EP 807

August 14, 2026·23 min·5-min readsoloself improvement
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A powerful psychological force — the need to belong — shapes most of our beliefs, often without us realizing it. The single best predictor of someone's expressed prejudices isn't facts or logic, but what they believe their group thinks, with a correlation of .95. This reveals that much of

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John R. MilesJay Van BavelGordon FlettNick Epley

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The Mattering Effectby John R. Miles

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Mental HealthMindfulnessSelf Improvement

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