The Jayson Gaddis Podcast

SC 45 - One Key To Get The Best Out Of Your Partner with Alison Armstrong -

Apr 6, 2016
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ANECDOTE

From Hatred To Lifelong Study

  • Alison initially hated men after a young marriage and divorce and decided to study men to understand her role in conflicts.
  • Her curiosity turned into a 25-year career and she now says, 'I am the world's biggest fan of men.'
INSIGHT

Different Operating Systems Explain Misreads

  • Alison compares men and women to different operating systems: PC and Mac whose keyboards look the same but translate differently.
  • She explains miscommunication often comes from expecting the other's operating system to behave like your own.
INSIGHT

Hunter vs. Gatherer Brain Orientations

  • Alison frames male focus as 'hunter' orientation and female openness as 'gatherer' orientation driven partly by testosterone and estrogen.
  • She warns women often interpret male single-focus as selfish while men see gatherers as scattered.
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