How To Stop Worrying About What People Think Of You | Michael Gervais

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Why fear of other people’s opinions (FOPO) holds us back, and what to do about it.   Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist and the host of the Finding Mastery 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 Related Episodes: Michael Gervais and Pete Carroll Michael Gervais in conversation with Jon Kabat-Zinn  Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/michael-gervais-returns