Exercise 4: Lead People To Act on Intrinsic Emotions

[Joshua]

Exercise 4:

Please post your reflections from “Lead People To Act on Intrinsic Emotions,” doing the exercise of listening to the Spodek Method practiced all the way through, both conversations at least five times. Please address some of the questions on page 51 of the workbook.

[Lorna]

So

I have done one exercise both ways with Hayden and it was very interesting to see how it unfolded. I went first and was inspired by Ariella and her mobile phone and I have been walking, in silence, leaving my phone off and behind. What I noticed was that while speaking to Hayden, I deleted Instagram, Facebook, X and my news widget and that’s been terrific. I also picked up dog poop (other peoples dogs!) and have changed my shopping habits and cancelled Amazon so a lot of shifting. I enjoyed doing the exercise with Hayden and saw that the focus on emotions goes in a very different direction than ‘doing good for the planet’. Looking forward to my next one tomorrow.

[Hayden Kessinger]

The pleasure was all mine, Lorna!

I’ve also been inspired to spend even less time on screens. Something else that may interest you is turning your phone display to gray filter. I did that about a month ago now, expecting to change it back after experimenting for a week.

[Ivette]

Here’s a more polished version of your message:

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Hey everyone,

I had an amazing conversation with two Fordham University students today—Ella and Kate! It went way better than I expected. I brought out my list of questions (one day, I’ll be able to do these conversations without needing a printout). I was at a University event and had chatted with them a bit beforehand. Then, I asked if they’d be willing to answer some questions about the environment, and they were happy to oblige.

I was really excited as they answered all the questions perfectly. I didn’t need to guide the conversation at all—it was smooth and on point. I wanted to move on to the “Create a Commitment” section, but they had to leave. I was a little disappointed because I was on a roll, but overall, I’m really happy with how it went. Looking forward to sharing more tomorrow.

[Sajjad]

I’m updating here because I haven’t gotten to the “holding people accountable” stage. I was able to ask twice this week and answer once.

One of the things I’ve picked up from the podcasts is the buildup that helps with the execution of the “method”. So the approach I’ve taken is to open up with some general conversation and then lead the conversation into the method. I believe this also makes it easy for people to make a commitment.

All conversations ended in positive commitments to make a change in everyday routines. In two cases, the follow up needs to be in Dec and in the last its in April 2025.

I think the build up is very important. It helps connect the emotions people recall from their memories with the feeling of trust we develop in our conversations.

[Sajjad]

Here’s another thought… I think the Spodek Method comes from Josh’s ability to think VERY DEEPLY. This includes understanding the motivations of people and their feelings, even in the most nuanced way. Part of the muscle we need to develop through the method is precisely this ability which in Josh’s case may be innate.

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