INSIDER spoke to mental health professionals about which fictional therapists best serve their patients and which are more likely to damage, not improve, their patients’ psychological state. See our ranking, from best to worst, below.–> Link here
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Why Innovators Like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Embrace This Ancient Problem-Solving Technique
Searching for a new idea, new strategy, or new way forward? Apply ‘first principles’ to the problem.
Focusing on delivering things that won’t change–that always matter, that are always in demand, that will always fill a need or solve a problem–doesn’t guarantee success…but it will provide the best foundation for success you can find.
Which makes focusing on things that won’t change–things that won’t go out of style–a first principle.
Musk boils things down to their fundamental truths, and reasons up from there. Bezos uses fundamental truths to make long-term decisions.
And so can you.
Netflix’s Unscripted Chief Reveals Release Strategy
We’ve seen a handful of unscripted series on other networks fire castmembers in recent weeks over accusations of racism. How does the community evolve its casting searches and standards in a genre that historically has relied on controversial characters?
It is a good reminder for all of us in nonfiction of how seriously we need to take the vetting process. When you’re casting someone to be on a TV show, you’re giving that person a microphone and a platform, right? Without a doubt, you don’t want to give a platform to people who have a known history of hate speech or violence or racist comments. These are things that are clearly nonstarters. So it’s a responsibility that we take incredibly seriously, and the best thing that you can do to guard against this [kind of problem] is to be focused and diligent in your vetting process.
What does the vetting process entail at Netflix?
We have a dedicated team of execs who go through and look at anybody we’re considering having on a show. It’s case by case, depending on what the show is. Dating Around is obviously putting people in a different environment than Nailed It, so it’s hard to get into the specifics. But you’re looking at past social media posts, you’re doing a proper background check, and you hope that you can vet thoroughly in advance, and then when things that are troubling or problematic come up, you have the conviction to say, “[That person] is not worth it.”
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