Taming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other Pe...

Taming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think

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Tim Urban • Taming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think

The Problem of What Others Think

Lawrence Yeo moretothat.com

Because of this, humans evolved an over-the-top obsession with what others thought of them—a craving for social approval and admiration, and a paralyzing fear of being disliked. Let’s call that obsession a human’s Social Survival Mammoth.