Dr. Shadé Zahrai
13 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 14, 2026 by Dr. Shadé Zahrai · across every show →
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Jan 14, 2026 positive
Jan 14, 2026 positive
Zahrai: Handwriting and color-coding significantly boost information retention over typing
“So there has been a study that was published recently in the last five years, which was looking at the difference between people who type things for recall versus handwriting for recall, and they found you're significantly more likely to remember something whe…”
Jan 14, 2026
Jan 14, 2026 positive
Jan 14, 2026 negative
Dr. Zahrai: Toxic individuals must be removed because they leave too big a footprint
“If you know that someone unfortunately has that tendency, again, we're separating person from toxic behavior, but for the sake of illustration, I'll just say the toxic person, cut them out. It's too hard. They leave too big of a footprint in a team and same wi…”
Jan 14, 2026 positive
Jan 14, 2026 positive
Zahrai: Pausing Two to Three Seconds Before Answering Draws Listeners In
“They get asked a question and they'll pause two to three seconds before answering. Actually, I need to get better at this because I'm pretty sure you've asked a question and I've been so excited that I've gotten straight into it. So there goes my charisma scor…”
Jan 14, 2026 neutral
Jan 14, 2026 neutral
Dr. Zahrai: Perceived confidence drives perceived competence and workplace advancement
“The more confident you appear, the more competent you're perceived to be, which is a shame if you struggle with confidence. You may be the most competent person in the room, but people won't recognize it. And this is where you see people who otherwise are not …”
Jan 14, 2026
Zahrai: Manipulators systematically target four core drivers of personal self-doubt
“What manipulative behavior will try to do is attack each of these four drivers of self-doubt, which is fascinating. Again, bringing it back to that, they will either make you try to feel, or they will either try to make you feel like you are worthless, which i…”
Jan 14, 2026 negative
Zahrai: Using complex vocabulary reduces perceived intelligence and competence
“And so with that competence piece, we'll often try and sound more intelligent and use really big words, which studies have found that actually undermine your perceived intelligence and perceived competence when you use that.”
Jan 14, 2026
Zahrai: Manipulation works by targeting insecurities victims already believe about themselves
“So when someone's trying to manipulate us, it's also often because it's something we deep down believe about ourselves. They are trying to attack. And when they get a response, they know, huh, this is the button I'm pushing.”