Conflict and Communication: The Roommate Relationship ft. Molly

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In this episode, Taimur acts as a relationship therapist and digs into the (strictly platonic, for the record) relationship between Ali and his roommate Molly. We discuss their feelings about living with one another, things about Ali that wind Molly up, causes of conflict in the relationship, tips for effectively communicating grievances and a wholesome segment where we discuss the things we've learned from each other.

Here are the links to Molly's food blog and Instagram page:

Molly's Food Blog - Cambridge Foodie

Molly's Instagram - @cambridge.foodie

And here is the link to the incredible forum thread that we've mentioned on the podcast before which is a group of people discussing the idea of emotional labour:

The Emotional Labour: The MetaFilter Thread Condensed

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What is this? Not Overthinking is a podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. We talk about things to help us think, do, and be better. Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models...things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week.


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Ali is a junior doctor and YouTuber working in Cambridge, UK. He makes videos about medicine, technology, productivity and lifestyle design. His links: YouTube, Blog, Newsletter, Instagram

Taimur is a data scientist and writer, working on his own startup Causal. He writes on his blog and as a columnist for Medium. His links: Blog, Twitter, Medium, Instagram