The Surprising Psychology Behind Your Urge to Break the Rules | Paul Bloom | TED

We all experience it: that desire to do something wrong just for the sake of it. Whether it's walking on manicured grass or sticking your finger in a friend's ice cream, psychologist Paul Bloom invites us to see the clever, creative and beautiful side of these minor impulses to do bad. He dives into the psychology behind this all-too-human condition -- and proposes that it helps make our world a little more unpredictable and fun.

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[malcolmmacpherson]

Thank you, Paul! In my journey of recovery from mental illness my therapist inspired in me, a Pollyanna’s view of the world! This teaching set me up for failure by thinking that everybody was good, and only had good intentions. I wish I’d heard this talk 30 years ago. Thank you, Paul. Loved “Psych” too… My thinking is reframed!

[interferenzbrille_]

"Telling people: 'What you do is stupid, irrational, immoral' can have the paradoxical effect of motivating them to do exactly what you don't want them to do."

[thisisntallowed]

I think this is important because everytime someone does something bad, people always excuse them "oh it's because they were abused as a child" or "hurt people hurt people". I don't think this is entirely false either, but saying that no one is perverted or enjoy hurting others is just a lie and distorsion of reality.

[Romie]

Thank you! I listened to an interview Paul Bloom did in Modern Wisdom podcast and I had to look up his TED talk. Paul Bloom is both very knowledgable and funny

[mrblablo]

Being told not to tell people what to do because they'll do the opposite makes me want to do the opposite of what you told me to do.

[Sylar-]

Thanks Paul, just gave me a little more motivation to continue writing my choas inspired book about either helping others or watching the world burn.

Great talk, recently listened to Paul Bloom and Sam Harris on a podcast about empathy too. Was very interesting

[PhoeD]

Paul Bloom, a good speaker and teacher. I always find what he talks about interesting. I used to watch his university lessons on YouTube

[beldonhuang]

What a fascinating talk! There is also another talk by him, which I also found quite interesting, called "The Origins of Pleasure". So much so that even made a video based on it! Highly recommend

[Funkopartner]

I honestly only do stuff like this because it genuinely brings me a feeling of joy and catharsis

[---Free-Comics---IG---Playtard]

Firstly, Decision fatigue and moral licencing are large contributors towards rule-breaking in an otherwise rule-abiding neurotypical individual.
Second, (and perhaps more prevalent) is psychopathology & neuroses. Then, there is a combination of both.

+1 PB

[fu-n_videos]

Entertaining. I stayed focused on this one.

[elmernicohufana]

That's why many social influencers are doing this hahaha in order to get more reactions to their viewers very catchy strategies

[johnl]

Weird I use this chaos scale to do good instead of evil, example when someone tells me I would never pass the test I would study twice as hard just to prove them wrong.

[SwitzerlandEducation]

“I am the girl who spends hours huddled in a corner of a library, trying to find what you love the most about Marlowe, just so I can write you a poem worthy of Shakespeare. I've made books my lovers, hours my enemies and you the only story.”
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[greyskullmcbeef]

"Dont bully people" somehow sounds like a loss of freedom to many people

[scottiusnevious]

I only get this urge when i know i can piss off the person who pissed me off.

[HappySnappyChappy]

with the Diplomatic situation - if your adversary says "you sanction me - I will terrorise you" then you say "See? I KNEW he was a baddie!!! Let's hit him before he gets a chance.

[edi]

I got quite an inhibition in destroying beautiful things, rare things, or very old things, but as a kid, I did engage in vandalism, but that was targeting things that already offended me in my anarchistic sense of beauty... Besides the malicious compliance, the one thing that I need to watch out for is the joy of manipulating others and corrupting them in petty ways. The most harmless example is to get someone to laugh at a politically incorrect joke, but it can take a dark turn pretty fast...
Thus, thinking about it, it's mostly a reactionary desire to fight back against a culture I cannot identify myself with, especially when it feels oppressive or stupid. Moreover, showcasing hypocrisy is clearly a big part of the joy, besides breaking the taboo by proxy...

[RandomDude]

Can someone recommend more reading on this topic? Thank youuuu

[tinamariepanzera]

What you say makes a lot of sense. It also teaches more how to handle people