The “Inner Propaganda:” How To Change Your Beliefs, Influence Reality & Build the Ultimate “ Antifragile Identity”

Howie Chan sits down with Owen Fitzpatrick, social psychologist and author of Inner Propaganda, to unpack why your brain is running a quiet campaign against your own objectivity. Owen reveals that belief has almost nothing to do with logic. It has to do with what feels right, safe, and stable.
Together they break down the four different kinds of truth we mistake for objective fact, why argumentation almost never changes anyone's mind, how to build a belief growth mindset, and why your brain decides what to believe before it ever starts reasoning.
Owen also shares the deeply personal story behind why he's spent his career studying belief: he got very close to ending his life at 14 years old, but one line in his own suicide letter stopped him and saved his life.

Chapters:
00:00:00 How Our Beliefs Influence Our Reality
00:12:34 Why This Matters: Living in a Difficult World
00:17:12 Building a Belief Growth Mindset
00:22:16 The Kale Analogy: Curating Your Information Diet
00:26:56 Desired Truth: When We Don't Want to Believe
00:31:22 Becoming a Belief Leader
00:34:02 The Courage to Change Your Beliefs
00:37:19 The Antifragile Identity
00:43:03 Influencing Teams and Companies
00:52:03 Nuance, Real Propaganda, and Complex Characters
01:00:52 Owen's Story: The Letter That Saved His Life (and His Final Message)

From Owen Fitzpatrick:
Website (owenfitzpatrick.com)
LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/owenfitzp)
Book: Inner Propaganda (innerpropaganda.com)

Mentioned in this video:
Beyond Belief: The Truth About Why You Feel STUCK | Behavioral Change w/ Nir Eyal (howiechan.com/podcast) (March 10)

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