New York Times-bestselling author, screenwriter, and journalist Dan Lyons chats with Trey Elling about STFU: THE POWER OF KEEPING YOUR MOUTH SHUT IN AN ENDLESSLY NOISY WORLD. Topics include:
- The book’s inspiration (0:38)
- ‘Talkaholism’ compared to alcoholism (1:25)
- Neurological differences in over-talkers (3:21)
- Talkaholism at its worst (5:49)
- How over-talking can worsen anxiety (9:53)
- The value of shutting technology off (13:06)
- STFU on social media (25:19)
- How STFU can positively impact your health (32:07)
- STFU at work (43:28)
- STFU parenting (50:20)
- STFU for love (54:30)
- STFU while emailing (1:04:20)
- Leading by STFU, per Jeff Bezos & Richard Branson (1:09:45)
- Why listening is so hard for people (1:19:02)
- Whether Dan is better at STFU after writing the book (1:25:17)