Triggers

Colin's point that even the calmest, most authentic or most religious people have a trigger that turns them in an instant. Tamir asks whether people who hide their triggers through discipline are any better, or just less authentic, since they still feel it inside.

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  the elixir of authenticityEp 7 · with Colin Gerrard

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• No matter how lofty people feel, whether it's a politician or a religious person, the fact is you're still a human being. You haven't changed the DNA of the human race at all.Colin Gerrard · Ep 7 · 1:17:56

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• Hair-pull triggerColin Gerrard · Ep 7 · 1:16:19

  Colin's one trigger is having his hair pulled. A friend joking around got him in a headlock and pulled his hair; Colin hit him with an uppercut and broke his jaw, and felt terrible…

• Suppressing a trigger isn't the same as not having oneTamir Barzilai · Ep 7 · 1:18:44

  People who seem to have no triggers may just be disciplined at not retaliating. They might earn social merit, but if they feel the same thing inside and hide it, it's partly inauthentic.