Changemakers World Podcast

Episode 005: Why We Feel Bad When We Make Poor Choices


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Why do some decisions bother us and make us feel bad? This episode centers on an audio recording made earlier this year which talks about research in the fields of evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and development psychology that shows how humans might have an innate sense of right and wrong. This sense of right and wrong guides us on a path that is correct for us and leads us to deeper fulfillment and happiness. When we make choices that do not match this inner sensibility, we feel bad.Here are resources mentioned in the audio recording:The Infant Cognition Center at Yale UniversityPaul Bloom, Just Babies: The Origin of Good and EvilMoral Psychology: Evolution, Morality, Adaptations (discussing the works of Leda Cosmides and John Tooby, founder of evolutionary psychology)PDF Download "3 Powerful Ways to Turn Within"

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Changemakers World PodcastBy Alina Boyte