The key to motivation is to uncover and unblock the reasons why you’re unmotivated
People aren’t generally lazy. They simply aren’t motivated to do the thing they’re trying to force themselves to do. Understanding WHY they’re unmotivated is the only way forward. On YouTube, compilation videos about “motivation” are really popular. When you first...
Authenticity, Vulnerability & Wonderfruit Festival | DTVlog 5
In this episode, I reflect on the challenges of sincerity, authenticity, and being vulnerable. We also spend the day at the amazing Wonderfruit Festival. For over a decade, David Tian, Ph.D., has helped hundreds of thousands of people from over 87 countries find...
Modern Mating Explained 3: Narcissism & Codependency, The 3 Big Myths of Charisma Coaching
"Modern Mating Explained" is a special seminar series that explores the deeper psychological bases for mating in the modern world. For over a decade, David Tian, Ph.D., has helped hundreds of thousands of people from over 87 countries find happiness, success, and...
What Does A Successful Relationship Look Like? | DTPHD Podcast 5
Join David Tian on the “DTPHD Podcast” as we explore deep questions of meaning, success, truth, love, and the good life. For over a decade, David Tian, Ph.D., has helped hundreds of thousands of people from over 87 countries find happiness, success, and fulfillment in...
Calling out bullsh!t. Filming Man Up. No “safe spaces” here | DTVlog 4
Behind the scenes of a guest podcast, filming man up, and setting up the new office. Tell it like it is. No holds barred, no bullsh!t, no coddling or "safe spaces" here. For over a decade, David Tian, Ph.D., has helped hundreds of thousands of people from over 87...
Philosophy’s greatest blindspot is ignorance of the unconscious
“Those who know but do not act simply do not yet know.” — Wang Yangming (1472-1529) For centuries, Western philosophy has perpetuated one of Descartes’ errors: the false presupposition that we are led largely by our conscious reasoning. In fact, as wise teachers in...
Transitions, Time, and Progress | DTVlog 3
Closing out 9 consecutive years of continuous coaching in Singapore, including 7 years in a row of the Total Transformation Program. And travel, lots of travel. For over a decade, David Tian, Ph.D., has helped hundreds of thousands of people from over 87 countries...
If you’re waiting until it’s perfect, don’t; good enough is good enough
Every time I waited until I thought it was perfect — to take action, publish, launch, or ship — it never turned out to be perfect anyway :/ Even worse, I missed valuable opportunities because I was wasting time. All the extra time I spent going from “good enough” to...
Women are not passive victims in the modern dating process
In the current culture of victimisation, extremist feminism, and casual man-hating, people tend to forget that not too long ago, Fifty Shades of Grey surpassed Harry Potter to become the fastest selling paperback in history. It’s also the fifth bestselling book in...
If you always think you’re right, you’ll never learn anything new
Change. That’s a necessary sign of progress, growth, maturity, learning, evolution. This includes changing your mind. It’s astounding how much my views and beliefs about foundational issues — like love, the good, and the meaning of life — have evolved over the years....