Gena Gorlin & Yaron Discuss The Psychology of Entrepreneurship & More | Yaron Interviews
Channel: Yaron Brook
Date: 2023-02-02

Dr. Gena Gorlin is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a practicing licensed psychologist. She also provides psychological coaching to startup founders and other ambitious people, writes a popular Substack newsletter called Building the Builders, and co-hosts a podcast titled The Founder’s Mindset. Her professional mission is to inspire and empower the bold, honest work of self-betterment on scales both grand and intimate.

Check out Gena's Substack -- https://genagorlin.substack.com/

00:00 Intro 
00:45 Happy Ayn Rand Day
01:22 Gena's Bio
02:55 Entrepreneurship 
08:15 Attitude of Entrepreneurs to Psychologists
11:02 Self-help vs Psychology
13:29 Finding First Entrepreneur Clients
17:20 What makes somebody an entrepreneur?
20:50 How many are aware of that?
23:10 Builders Mindset
26:00 Drill Sergeant Mindset
29:27 Zen Master Mindset
33:10 Resistance to Selfishness

Live Questions:
37:34 Do you think entrepreneurs are easily dissatisfied with the status quo, thus driving them to create their own companies/products? If so, can this dissatisfaction have negative ramifications in their personal lives?
43:59 Larger amount behind the question- How does one "let go" or grieve? My anger and sense for a desire for 'justice' tends to overpower my ability to move on. For example - Expecting someone to change instead of cutting them out your life.
46:07 please chew the concept of trust and why it is or is not important in one's intra/inter personal relationships . thank you 🙂
48:32 With a start up slow to get market traction , how do you when to walk away to a different project or continue with it and be patient?
51:46 Please chew the concept of respect, and why it is important in one's intra/inter personal relationships. thank you 🙂
54:20 Is Gena worried that as tools like ChatGPT improve, people will replace real therapists with AI ones?
57:17 What is the cause of imposter syndrome and how should one deal with it?
1:05:14 I grew up feeling like a burden on my parents, ashamed of my needs. I later misinterpreted Atlas Shrugged to believe needs were "bad." Have you seen cases like that? If so, how did you work with them?
1:06:42 How do you guide people to stay in the present more and stop always thinking about the past or the future?
1:08:15 Hi Gena. Congrats on new baby! How come one person's personality, mannerisms, etc. attract you while another person's won't even though they are both good people?
1:10:03 Is the concept of “Psycho-epistemology” as OPAR/Oism understands thought widely in the psychology field? Does it go by another name? To me it seems to be the inbetween of Philosophy and Psychology.
1:12:29 Thoughts on interpreting the virtue of justice by applying moral condemnation to every behavioral flaw or error? Ie thoughts on the difference between judgmentalism and rational judgment
1:13:13 Hi Dr. Gorlin, a controversial question I admit, but leaving aside his role in Objectivism, what is your take on Nathaniel Branden's work in the field of psychology? Did you find value in The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem?
1:15:01 Congrats on the baby!!! When reprogramming one's automated response, does practice/repetition/role-play help or does something else have to give first? Also are you talking at OCON this year? If so, know the topic?
1:18:18 I forget the term she used, but Edith Packer said particular emotions have an essential characteristic. For example, anger means you're feeling an injustice . What are your thoughts? Not sure if I 100% agree
1:20:10 Who is Gena's favorite fictional psychologist?
1:21:16 What's your take on the "self-compassion" meme? How can one best deal with their internal suffering?
1:22:20 Practical tips on finding a central purpose?
1:24:13 Why is introspection more difficult than extrospection?
1:25:45 What is the limit of self-destructive immorality, when accepting a patient? When are they unsavable?
1:28:40 See pinned comment for timestamps of additional questions

1:55:15 Outro

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