{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dr. Flavio Explains Hypnosis & Inner Mastery","title":"Know Thyself: The Ancient Question We Still Get Wrong","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1216,"description":"\"Know thyself\" was carved above the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Most of us believe we already do: ask who we are and we answer with a name, an address, a job. In this episode, Dr. Flávio explores what the ancients may really have meant by knowing, and offers a simple way to begin: observe where your own attention goes.\nThrough a thought experiment about a young mother whose baby starts screaming in a quiet restaurant, and a couple whose conflict over weight revealed a deeper pattern, he asks one question: is the focus of your attention on yourself and what others think of you, or on the person in front of you? And can that be trained?\nIn this episode\n0:00 The inscription at Delphi: know thyself\n0:51 The man who identified himself with a mirror\n2:14 The deeper meaning of \"to know\"\n2:58 How people react to the question \"Who are you?\"\n5:14 An exercise in self-observation\n6:45 The \"scenarios\" game\n8:11 Thought experiment: the crying baby in a quiet restaurant\n12:44 When attention is always on what others think\n13:55 A couple, twenty pounds, and a question never asked\n17:45 Infants, the problem of other minds, and Jung's individuation\n19:37 Where is your attention right now?\nRead the article: Know Thyself: The Ancient Question We Still Get Wrong\nWatch on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=rFxrqCRSLts\nTwo ways to work with Dr. Flávio\nComprehensive private coaching, which may include medical hypnotherapy: innermasteryworks.com\nMedical hypnotherapy for one specific, well-defined medical concern: drflavio.com\nMore articles: innermasteryworks.com/blog\nThis episode is educational and is not medical or psychological treatment advice. People experiencing substantial or persistent distress should seek appropriate qualified care.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hLBfMrmUoaLuDpxaVzn05Cr9LzCMiAjl5T1QohqFeRk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZGE5/MDU2MTczNDI0NzZi/ODYzMzNmN2IyZGY4/NWM3Yy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}