Worksheet for Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Episode 327)

On this episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show, we’re pleased to present science champion Neil deGrasse Tyson. His complete resume would be too lengthy to list here, but How do you respond to expectations? some highlights include Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, host of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and StarTalk Radio, and author of The Pluto Files: The Rise Gretchen Rubin, host of the Happier and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Podcast and author of The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality If you already know who he is, he needs no further introduction. And if you don’t know who he is, you have our Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your permission to take in this episode twice. On this episode, Life Better (and Other People’s Lives we talk about why an interest in science serves every field of expertise (from law to art), what education should ideally Better, Too), joined us for Episode 18 to train us for, why Neil likes writing with fountain pens, what discuss how answering this one simple Neil sees as evidence of the supreme height of illiteracy prevalent in the era of the smartphone, how support for question gives us a framework to make science has historically been bipartisan over the course of better decisions, manage time efficiently, American history, how science denial has gained a global foothold by — ironically enough — the use of that very suffer less stress, and engage with others science, why Neil rarely interviews other scientists on his more effectively. StarTalk podcast, what Neil has to say in rebuttal to Walt Whitman, what it’ll take for the US to get to Mars before China, why it’s dangerous for people to claim the Earth is flat, and lots more.

jordanharbinger.com ● Upholders -- Motivated by both outer and inner expectations. ● Questioners -- Challenge outer expectations unless they align with Acknowledging Bias inner expectations. Neil deGrasse Tyson states that “you can’t expect to live ● Obligers -- Meet outer expectations, life without bias, but you can live life self-aware of the risk of it.” Do you agree with Will -- that you do not but struggle to meet inner have everything in you to rise to the expectations. Think about times when you’ve been biased and how they affected you or the people around you. Were you top? What does Western society have to ● Rebel -- Resist all expectations -- conscious of your bias at the time? Do you practice gain if you believe this? What do you both outer and inner. self-assessment of your interactions for purposes of identifying bias? gain by not believing this?

Now understanding how you act and How do you resist bias, and how could you be better at resisting it in the future? react based on your natural tendencies toward outer and inner expectations, how would you leverage that awareness to improve the outcome? In what ways could you have shifted the expectations to align with your natural tendencies?

jordanharbinger.com ● Upholders -- Motivated by both outer and inner expectations. ● Questioners -- Challenge outer expectations unless they align with The Illusion of Affirmation inner expectations. Neil discusses how the illusion of affirmation we all ● Obligers -- Meet outer expectations, experience — compounded by the Internet and social media — has created bubbles that breed dogma. He Do you agree with Will -- that you do not but struggle to meet inner goes on to explain that he feels schools need to focus have everything in you to rise to the expectations. more on teaching children how to process and analyze top? What does Western society have to ● Rebel -- Resist all expectations -- information for the likelihood of being true. He also conveys his belief that it’s everyone’s responsibility to gain if you believe this? What do you both outer and inner. challenge false arguments. gain by not believing this?

When you hear or read false arguments, what do you Now understanding how you act and do? Do you take the time to respectfully challenge react based on your natural tendencies the argument or do you find yourself shying away? toward outer and inner expectations, Do you agree that it’s useful to challenge false how would you leverage that awareness arguments wherever you find them, or are there times when — or types of people with whom — you’re to improve the outcome? In what ways more likely to do so? could you have shifted the expectations How can you take more personal responsibility for to align with your natural tendencies? making sure truth is spread as much as possible?

jordanharbinger.com ● Upholders -- Motivated by both outer and inner expectations. ● Questioners -- Challenge outer expectations unless they align with The Thoughts You’re Not Having inner expectations. When describing the value of passively being open to ● Obligers -- Meet outer expectations, learning as much as possible and how your thoughts become enriched by progressively knowing more, Neil Do you agree with Will -- that you do not but struggle to meet inner states “you don’t know the thoughts that you’re not have everything in you to rise to the expectations. having.” top? What does Western society have to ● Rebel -- Resist all expectations -- Think about a time when you’ve learned something in gain if you believe this? What do you both outer and inner. an entirely unexpected way. How receptive to that gain by not believing this? information were you at the time? Now understanding how you act and Focus on how you reacted. Were you resistant at first or did you feel a sense of wonderment? react based on your natural tendencies toward outer and inner expectations, How do you maintain a curiosity for learning? How can you give yourself more opportunities or place how would you leverage that awareness yourself in more situations where you have the to improve the outcome? In what ways chance to learn, even in unexpected ways? could you have shifted the expectations to align with your natural tendencies?

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