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The Ed Mylett Show · August 29, 2026 · 1h 39m

Learn the One Filter That Exposes a Fake Friend Instantly

Brendon Burchard, David Goggins, Ed Mylett, Dr. Marisa Franco

Ed Mylett curates a weekend mashup focused on the skill of reading people, building trust, and cultivating genuine confidence. He opens with a personal filter for distinguishing real relationships from performative ones: watching what people do rather than listening to what they say. The episode weaves together insights from psychologist Dr. Marisa Franco on the science of friendship formation, a conversation with Brendon Burchard about the self-trust that comes from keeping small promises to yourself, and a raw segment with David Goggins on enduring the SEAL training crucible and the people from his past who tried to pull him back.

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Curious

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Friendship Is Built Through Repeated Unplanned Interaction
Dr. Marisa Franco presents research showing that the strongest predictor of friendship formation is not a great first conversation but showing up consistently to the same group or setting over time.
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Highlights

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Watch People Instead of Listening to Them
Ed Mylett explains that the most reliable relationship filter he uses is to stop listening to what people say and start watching what they do.
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Self-Trust Is Built by Keeping Small Promises to Yourself
Ed Mylett and Brendon Burchard discuss how keeping tiny commitments you make to yourself directly correlates with your ability to trust others and be trusted by them.
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The 'Cookie Jar' as a Mental Resilience Tool
David Goggins describes his 'cookie jar' technique: reaching into a mental storehouse of past proof that you have overcome extreme hardship when your body and mind want to quit.
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Editorial

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People from Your Past Often Resist Your Transformation
David Goggins shares how individuals from his pre-SEAL life attempted to pull him backward once he began changing, treating his growth as a threat.
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Misc

✧Ed says he has spent years listening less and watching more, and that every relationship in his life is better for it.
✧David Goggins recounts a 19-hour stretch during training that simultaneously broke him down and rebuilt him.
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