182. Is It Good or Bad to Keep Secrets?

Should you shout your sins from the rooftops? How many skeletons are in the average person’s closet? And what has Angela been hiding?

SOURCES:Maya Angelou • , memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. Stephen Baum • , postdoctoral researcher at Olin Business School at Washington University. Clayton Critcher • , professor of marketing, cognitive science, and psychology at Berkeley Haas School of Business. John Legend • , singer-songwriter and pianist. Kareem Abdul Jabbar • , former professional basketball player. Michael Slepian • , professor of leadership and ethics at Columbia Business School. Jason Sudeikis • , actor, writer, and producer. Chrissy Teigen • , model and TV personality. Vauhini Vara • , journalist and author. Lindsey Vonn • , alpine ski racer. John Wooden • , men’s basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles.

RESOURCES: • " The Bright Side of Secrecy: The Energizing Effect of Positive Secrets • ," by Michael Slepian, Katharine Greenaway, Nicholas Camp, and Adam Galinsky ( Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, • 2023). • " Ghosts • ," by Vauhini Vara (The Believer, • 2021). • " The Costs of Not Disclosing • ," by Stephen Baum and Clayton Critcher ( Current Opinion in Psychology, • 2020). • " Why the Secrets You Keep Are Hurting You • ," by Michael Slepian ( Scientific American, • 2019). • " The Benefits and Burdens of Keeping Others' Secrets • ," by Michael Slepian and Katharine Greenaway ( Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, • 2018). • " The Experience of Secrecy • ," by Michael Slepian, Jinseok Chun, and Malia Mason ( Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, • 2017). Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court, • by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2017). • " Survey Says 1 In 5 People Are Keeping A Major Secret From Their Spouse • ," by Taryn Hillin ( HuffPost, • 2014).

EXTRAS:Ted Lasso, • TV show (2020-2023). • " All of Me • ," song by John Legend (2013).