394: The Powerful Ways Secrets Shape Your Life
“What we used to think about secrecy, the sort of old idea and the very intuitive idea is the action is the problem—sort of hiding a secret in conversation feels awkward or stressful. And that over time acts as a cumulative stressor, which can wear away at our health and maybe our relationships as well. And it turns out that that is not exactly right. ”
This week we talk to behavioral scientist Michael Slepian about secrets: keeping them, telling them, and the powerful ways in which they influence our lives. His new book is The Secret Life of Secrets: How Our Inner Worlds Shape Well-Being, Relationships, and Who We Are.
