The Siren Song of Winning: Authentic Masculinity, Ego Traps, and Purpose and Meaning | Candid Conversations. Underdog Wisdom. | Goodpain Podcast S02E05
What happens when we trade authentic human connection for the fragile validation of winning at all costs? In this candid conversation, hosts Jeremy and Tyler perform an excavation of the male competitive drive, examining how sports, corporate scoreboards, and ego traps reduce our life and relationships to zero-sum games.
Using stories from rec league hockey rinks and co-ed soccer fields, Tyler and Jeremy unpack the boundary between testing one's skills and exploiting weaknesses to bully others. They explore how the compulsion to "win" in marriages, workplaces, and debates creates closed-loop…
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