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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- February 1, 2012
- Duration
- 54m
- Channel
- Talks at Google
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Neuroscientists talk about how we have one brain but two minds. We have a mind that acts on impulse and seeks immediate gratification, and we have another mind that controls our impulses and delays gratification to fulfill our long-term goals. We face willpower challenges when the two minds have competing goals. Learn what influences us to procrastinate or why we fail to resist temptation, and learn about small interventions that can have large, positive outcomes. Author and Stanford health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, PhD, talks about strategies from her new book "The WillPower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It" as part of the Authors@Google series. Topics include dieting/weight loss, health, addiction, quitting smoking, temptation, procrastination, mindfulness, stress, sleep, cravings, exercise, self-control, self-compassion, guilt, and shame. For more from Kelly McGonigal, visit http://kellymcgonigal.com/. This event took place on January 26, 2012 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
SPEAKERS
Kelly McGonigal
guestHealth psychologist at Stanford University and author of "The Willpower Instinct."
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Talks at Google, featuring Kelly McGonigal, The Willpower Instinct | Kelly McGonigal | Talks at Google explores Five science-based micro-interventions to strengthen willpower and resist temptation Kelly McGonigal frames willpower as a conflict between impulse-focused and long-term-goal-focused systems, which can dominate depending on factors like sleep and stress.
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