Got FOPO? Fear of Other People's Opinions | Michael Gervais & Dan Harris Ten Percent Happier

Why fear of other people’s opinions (FOPO) holds us back, and what to do about it. Dan Harris is joined by Michael Gervais, a high performance psychologist and host of @FindingMastery  podcast. His new book is called The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You. In this episode we talk about:
A handy new acronym: FOPO, Fear of People’s Opinions
How the evolutionary roots of our desire for social acceptance work against us in the modern world
Why caring about what others think is not the same thing as worrying about what others think
The difference between a purpose-based identity and a performance-based identity
The anti-FOPO power of things like: imagination, journaling, meditation, social support, and considering your mortality
Why focusing less on yourself can be the greatest bulwark against FOPO


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00:00:00 Introduction to Michael Gervais, author of Fear of Other People's Opinions (FOPO)
00:03:00 Origins of Social Rejection
00:04:00 Impact of Social Media
00:06:41 Michael Gervais' origin story of social rejection
00:14:00 How damaging FOPO is
00:21:00 Research study about social rejection
00:26:00 Western performance-based cultures
00:32:00 Second self or Code switching
00:47:00 Theres no I in Team
00:58:00 How meditation can help FOPO