How You Treat People Affects Your Health & How A Simple Surprise Can Change Your Life Forever

Have you noticed that when you are working on a problem or trying to come up with a new idea there comes a point of diminishing returns? Then the more you try, the worse it gets. That appears to be true for everyone and there is a sweet spot after which your efforts suffer. This episode begins with a discussion on why this happens and when you should stop trying and do something else instead. https://hbr.org/2014/07/get-your-brain-unstuck When you think of the factors that impact your health, you probably think of medical care. And yes, medicine is important however, the type of person you are and how you treat other people is even more important – by a long shot! That’s according to Kelli Harding, M.D. and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Kelli is also author of the book The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer Happier and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness (https://amzn.to/2ZLksf1) and she joins me to reveal how social interaction and how kind you are impact how healthy you will be and how long you will likely live. In all of our lives there have been important moments that have helped to shape who we are. These are…