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Feel yourself become tongue-tied around others? Or worse yet, you simply avoid others because you are constantly worried about being judged?It's not logical and it doesn't make sense, but it can't be reasoned with. Social anxiety can be crippling, to the point where you don't even want to order food!How to understand your anxious brain's wiring, soothe it, and get around it.Social Skills for Overthinkers is about more than what to say and when to say it, it is about how to gain your freedom. This book takes a much more clinical route than any others of its kind. We gain an understanding of the issues that hold you back, how to overcome them, and an action plan for success in the future.You'll learn a multitude of tools to get you from "I'd rather not go" to "I can't wait to go!"Nick Trenton grew up in rural Illinois and is quite literally a farm boy. His best friend growing up was his trusty companion Leonard the dachshund. RIP Leonard. Eventually, he made it off the farm and obtained a BS in Economics, followed by an MA in Behavioral Psychology.Challenge your inner thought pattern and break free and empower yourself.- Putting a stop to the rumination cycle of doom; putting a fence around it- Why curiosity is one of your best weapons against overthinking- Your inner critic and why the grey area is the best area- How to role play for social success- Letting go of safety-seeking behaviors- The magic of improv statementswww.audible.com/pd/B0CS3XRFB8/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-382556&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_382556_pd_us#OvercomingGeneralization #Overthinker #OverthinkerSocialSkills #SocialSkills #SpotlightEffect #TomGilovich #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #SocialSkillsfortheOverthinker #InsideTheOverthinker'sMind #BreakingFreeFromRuminationAndAnxietyOvercoming Generalization,Overthinker,Overthinker Social Skills,Social Skills,Spotlight Effect,Tom Gilovich,Russell Newton,NewtonMG,Social Skills for the Overthinker,Inside The Overthinker's Mind, Breaking Free From Rumination And Anxiety

Feel yourself become tongue-tied around others? Or worse yet, you simply avoid others because you are constantly worried about being judged?It's not logical and it doesn't make sense, but it can't be reasoned with. Social anxiety can be crippling, to the point where you don't even want to order food!How to understand your anxious brain's wiring, soothe it, and get around it.Social Skills for Overthinkers is about more than what to say and when to say it, it is about how to gain your freedom. This book takes a much more clinical route than any others of its kind. We gain an understanding of the issues that hold you back, how to overcome them, and an action plan for success in the future.You'll learn a multitude of tools to get you from "I'd rather not go" to "I can't wait to go!"Nick Trenton grew up in rural Illinois and is quite literally a farm boy. His best friend growing up was his trusty companion Leonard the dachshund. RIP Leonard. Eventually, he made it off the farm and obtained a BS in Economics, followed by an MA in Behavioral Psychology.Challenge your inner thought pattern and break free and empower yourself.- Putting a stop to the rumination cycle of doom; putting a fence around it- Why curiosity is one of your best weapons against overthinking- Your inner critic and why the grey area is the best area- How to role play for social success- Letting go of safety-seeking behaviors- The magic of improv statementswww.audible.com/pd/B0CS3XRFB8/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-382556&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_382556_pd_us#OvercomingGeneralization #Overthinker #OverthinkerSocialSkills #SocialSkills #SpotlightEffect #TomGilovich #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #SocialSkillsfortheOverthinker #InsideTheOverthinker'sMind #BreakingFreeFromRuminationAndAnxietyOvercoming Generalization,Overthinker,Overthinker Social Skills,Social Skills,Spotlight Effect,Tom Gilovich,Russell Newton,NewtonMG,Social Skills for the Overthinker,Inside The Overthinker's Mind, Breaking Free From Rumination And Anxiety

One way or the other, there comes a moment when you need to cut the rope and take a step or a leap of faith. At the end of our lives, according to psychologist Tom Gilovich, 84% of our regrets will be the things we would have, could have, and should have done but did not do. It’s not the mistakes we made, as painful as that is. It’s the opportunities we miss. Yes, you will experience a few fails, a few falls. But cutting the rope is the way we cut the ribbon on our dreams. We aren’t called to play life safe, we are called to take risks!

Rachael and Lauren talk about the concept of taking "imperfect action" when following what fascinates them, and how this could lead to new insights and a higher tolerance for uncertainty. Plus, Rachael shares fun practices to turn off autopilot and find joy, even at the post office. Episode Link Mentions:Rachael's "Prioritize Play" Workshop: https://rachaelrenae.com/prioritizeplayJoin us for our FIRST Chaotic Creatives Meetup at Stadtgarten in Detroit: Sunday, June 30th / 12pm to 3pmThe Ideal Road Not Taken by Tom Gilovich: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/05/woulda-coulda-shoulda-haunting-regret-failing-our-ideal-selves The transcript for this episode can be found here! Cover art designed and photographed by Kristle Marshall for Hom Sweet HomFollow the pod on Instagram @chaoticcreativespod and tag us in the projects you're working on while listening!Say hi or tell us a silly lil joke: chaoticcreativespodcast@gmail.comLauren's links:WebsiteInstagramOnline ClassesRachael's links:WebsiteInstagramPrioritize Play WorkshopStyle Course

This week we are joined by two experts on people's perceptions of the world and their influence on our actions. Laura has been an admirer, and drawn on the work of, Dr. Gilovich and Dr. Davidai for years, and during their conversation today, they generously indulge Laura as she asks them to apply their research and own personal practices to Laura's own work in trauma, vicarious trauma, overwhelm, and systematic oppression/structural supremacy. They cover everything from enduring regret to the headwinds/tailwinds asymmetry. With humor and candor, they relay their pioneering research in very accessible ways and leave the listener with a tremendous amount to think about and a number of concrete take-aways.To learn more about Future Tripping, Laura's work, and The Trauma Stewardship Institute, or to email a question you'd like Laura and her guests to respond to, please click here, or call 360-228-5804 anytime and leave us a voicemail.  And you can find us on Instagram here. 

Eric chats with Shai Davidai, Assistant Professor in the Management Division of Columbia Business School. His research examines people's everyday judgments of themselves, other people, and society as a whole. He studies perceptions of inequality and competitive, zero-sum beliefs about the world. Shai received his PhD from Cornell under Tom Gilovich's supervision. His work has been published in various top-tier journals.In this episode, Eric and Shai discuss how people pursue status. When do people seek status through dominant aggressive bullying and when do they receive it due to their competence and a good character? Shai's work reveals the role of zero-sum beliefs: people who believe one person's gain is another's loss choose more dominant strategies to gain status. Is this an adaptive response? Can such zero-sum perceptions be inaccurate and, even worse, self-fulfilling? What's the way out of competitive zero-sum cultures? Shai shares how he stays optimistic despite such depressing research interests, discusses being an international scholar living in the US, and gives advice to his younger grad student self. He finally poses a puzzle for the listener: would you rather be extremely smart or extremely kind?WE NOW HAVE A SUBSTACK! Stay up to date with the pod and become part of the ever-growing community :) https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/If you found this episode interesting at all, consider leaving us a good rating! It just takes a second but will allow us to reach more people and make them excited about psychology.Links:Shai's paper: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-89563-001 Shai's website Eric's websiteEric's Twitter @EricNeumannPsyPodcast Twitter @StanfordPsyPodPodcast Substack https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/Let us know what you think of this episode, or of the podcast! :) stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

Is "the spectrum" a more helpful way to think about the world than "categories"? Tom Gilovich joins Igor and Charles to discuss the perils of black-and-white thinking, the evolving data on the hot hand phenomenon, the science of regret, why foxes are wiser than hedgehogs, and the freedom that comes from learning that we are of less interest to other people than we think. Igor considers the limits of psychological nudging in tackling society's structural problems, Tom shares the perspective that leads him to be so unrelentingly joyful, and Charles learns that even scientists have to work hard to avoid being typecast. Welcome to Episode 48. Special Guest: Tom Gilovich.

Tom Gilovich is an American psychologist who is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. He has conducted research in social psychology, decision making, behavioral economics. He is also the author of the book, The Wisest One in the Room: How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights. What you will learn in this episode:  The difference between wisdom and intelligence Why we misevaluate certain things Strategies and techniques to use to be the wisest person in the room How experiences have a different effect on us than purchasing material things --------------------- This episode is sponsored by Namely. Working in HR isn't for the faint of heart. But whether you have 50 or 1,000 employees, Namely is the HR solution that supports you and your employees. With onboarding, performance management, payroll, and intuitive benefits enrollment – all in one connected modern platform. Grow with Namely, and get one free month when you make the switch! Learn more by going to Namely.com/fow today. --------------------- The #1 challenge for organizations right now is how to attract and retain talent. Organizations are stuck in old ways of thinking about work and they are struggling! In my new PDF, I outline 7 ways the workforce is changing and what you and your organization need to do to adapt. The Great Resignation is The Great Opportunity if you are willing to take action! Click here to download the PDF. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8 Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacobmorgan8 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jacobm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FuturistJacob

Two significant, yet rarely discussed in the mainstream, psychological phenomena are heuristics and cognitive biases. Heuristics, also known as “mental shortcuts”, are used to help us make judgements and, thus, decisions without having to exhaust a lot of mental energy. These sets of simple and efficient rules are an evolutionary adaptation meant to help us; however, in certain situations these rules are erroneous, thereby creating cognitive biases. Cognitive biases are an individual's subjective construction of reality that influences the way they perceive and behave in the world. When cognitive biases can become harmful is when they lead to illogical interpretations and perceptual distortions of their immediate environment, leading to irrationality. We see this in a preference over one group versus another, towards people more like us, and in negotiations situations where “anchoring” is present, such as car leasing or purchasing. Cornell-based and Stanford-trained, Dr. Tom Gilovich has spent decades studying about what all of this means and why understanding heuristics and biases are so important to navigate the world more effectively. Listen to our conversation to hear his insights and more.

Eric chats with Tom Gilovich, Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. Tom's Judgment and Belief Lab studies how people evaluate the evidence of their everyday experience to make judgments, form beliefs, and decide on courses of action. Why do people make seemingly wrong decisions? When do they misread evidence? Tom's research has been widely cited around the world, and he is the author of multiple books, including The Wisest One in the Room, co-authored with Lee Ross. In this episode, Tom discusses his recent work on how people judge groups differently than individuals. For example, people want individuals to have longer streaks of success than groups. Or people are more tolerant of inequality when discussing a society of unequal individuals than a society of unequal groups. Finally, Tom talks about what he has learned, and how he has changed as a person, in collaborating with the late Lee Ross.Paper on success: https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpspa0000256Paper on inequality: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/43/e2100430118.short?casa_token=wSjK0R2n13wAAAAA:9zywS6bQuU7BsBWLhDNfBXa_dIyI__tQPEzQ4_p71WeOEwG1CJ04XzkiBVWXoaLXkJZ7moYzE4z3 Book with Lee Ross: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Wisest-One-in-the-Room/Thomas-Gilovich/9781451677560 

My returning guest this week is Jimmy. Jimmy and I review Julia Galef's book Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't. We explore the book from two lenses: Deconversion and Secular Grace. Jimmy brings an intense focus on humility, self-honesty and truth seeking to the conversation. The perfect complement to Julia's book. Julia GalefThe best description of motivated reasoning I've ever seen comes from psychologist Tom Gilovich. When we want something to be true, he said, we ask ourselves, “Can I believe this?,” searching for an excuse to accept it. When we don't want something to be true, we instead ask ourselves, “Must I believe this?,” searching for an excuse to reject it. ... In contrast to directionally motivated reasoning, which evaluates ideas through the lenses of “Can I believe it?” and “Must I believe it?,” accuracy motivated reasoning evaluates ideas through the lens of “Is it true?” Links Jimmy's first appearance on the podcast https://gracefulatheist.com/2020/09/20/jimmy-deconversion-anonymous/ Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't https://amzn.to/3nFCKd9 Soldiers and Scouts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRC8ZgBXZw Why Buddhism is True https://amzn.to/3nGnXyM Humanist Ten Commitments https://americanhumanistcenterforeducation.org/ten-commitments Daryl Davis, who attends KKK rallies and has helped many leave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Davis Interact Full show notes https://gracefulatheist.com/2021/09/19/book-review-scout-mindset-with-jimmy/ Deconversion https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/ Secular Grace https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/ Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats https://makaihbeats.net/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gracefulatheist/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gracefulatheist/support

In a past episode titled “Spoiled for Choice,” we looked at how decision-making can be hampered by our desire to avoid the painful emotion of regret. In fact, regret aversion can cause people to abandon certain decisions entirely.In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we look more closely at regret itself. Stirling Hart is a professional lumberjack. He’s also a world-class lumberjack sports athlete. He has travelled the world competing against the best of the best in events such as the underhand chop, the spring board, the single buck, and the standing block chop. These grueling and dangerous tasks require explosive strength, accuracy, and nerves of steel.In 2016, Stirling Hart represented Canada at the Stihl Timbersports® World Championship in Stuttgart, Germany. He was dominating the events until he came to the hot saw (an event involving a chainsaw built from a modified motorcycle engine). That’s when one split-second decision changed the course of the competition. You’ll hear how that one moment affected Stirling for months afterward.Stirling Hart lives and works in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.Next, Katy speaks with Colin Camerer about the neuroscience of regret. Colin explains how regret arises and how it can affect our behavior, for better and for worse. You’ll hear about a fascinating study by Tom Gilovich identifying regret in Olympic medalists, and you’ll learn about the ways that regret can influence investment decisions. You’ll also gain valuable insight on how to minimize some of the negative effects of regret.Colin Camerer is a Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Finance and Economics at the California Institute of Technology, where he teaches cognitive psychology and economics. You can read more about regret in his paper “Neural Evidence of Regret and Its Implications for Investor Behavior.”Choiceology is an original podcast from Charles Schwab. For more on the series, visit schwab.com/podcast.If you enjoy the show, please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating or review on Apple Podcasts.Important Disclosures:All expressions of opinion are subject to change without notice in reaction to shifting market conditions.The comments, views, and opinions expressed in the presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of Charles Schwab.Data contained herein from third-party providers is obtained from what are considered reliable sources. However, its accuracy, completeness or reliability cannot be guaranteed.Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. (1020-081T)

Ever wondered what you're going to be regretting come the end of your life? Prof of psychology Tom Gilovich from Cornell explains what he discovered with his research into end of life regrets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Se você estivesse em estado terminal de uma doença, você ficaria feliz com a vida que teve? Ou ficaria arrependido de não ter feito outras coisas? Segundo o psicólogo Tom Gilovich, esta é a maior causa de arrependimento das pessoas. Mas não se preocupe, isto irá mudar assim que você ouvir este episódio e conhecer o Eu Ideal!

On our deathbed, most of our regrets will be things we left undone. Four of the top five are so-called regrets of inaction. Looking at them from a family systems perspective will help to avoid them. Show Notes: This article from Cornell summarizes Tom Gilovich's work on regret. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departed by Bronnie Ware --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message

An all-star team of behavioral scientists discovers that humans are stubborn (and lazy, and sometimes dumber than dogs). We also hear about binge drinking, humblebragging, and regrets. Recorded live in Philadelphia with guests including Richard Thaler, Angela Duckworth, Katy Milkman and Tom Gilovich.Commercial free broadcast from June 22, 2019 on the Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, online at heartlandnewsfeed.com, Spreaker and other platforms.Listen Live: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/listenliveFollow us on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlnfradionetworkTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/HLNF_BulletinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandnewsfeedMastadon: https://liberdon.com/@heartlandnewsfeedDiscord: https://discord.gg/6b6u6DTSupport us with your financial supportStreamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/heartlandmediaPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/heartlandmediaSquare Cash: https://cash.app/$heartlandnewsfeedPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/heartlandnewsfeedCrypto via 1UpCoin: https://1upcoin.com/donate/heartlandmediaBusiness contact: jake.leonard@heartlandnewsfeed.com

An all-star team of behavioral scientists discovers that humans are stubborn (and lazy, and sometimes dumber than dogs). We also hear about binge drinking, humblebragging, and regrets. Recorded live in Philadelphia with guests including Richard Thaler, Angela Duckworth, Katy Milkman, and Tom Gilovich.

Thomas Gilovich is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University and co-director of the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research. He specializes in the study of everyday judgment and reasoning, psychological well-being, and self-assessment. In addition to his articles in scientific journals, Dr. Gilovich is the author of How We Know What Isn’t So (Free Press), Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes (Simon and Schuster, with Gary Belsky), Social Psychology (W.W. Norton, with Dacher Keltner, Serena Chen, and Richard Nisbett), and The Wisest One in the Room (The Free Press, with Lee Ross). Dr. Gilovich is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. He received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his PhD in Psychology from Stanford University. In this episode we dive into the psychology behind why people are happier when they invest in experiences over material possessions. Being one of 4 principles to live by to advance personal happiness, we focus on things people can simply DECIDE to do today, to make themselves happier.

Have you ever seen a cloud overhead that looks very much like, say, a rabbit? Or maybe you’ve found a potato chip that had an uncanny resemblance to Elvis, or a cornflake that was almost exactly the shape of the state of Texas. What are the chances? In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we explore curious events and mysterious patterns in order to reveal the human habit of ascribing meaning to randomness. Andy Marocco of the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum joins Katy to revisit some of the most famous and enduring unsolved air and naval mysteries that have occurred inside the “treacherous” Bermuda Triangle. You’ll hear about several famous disappearances, with a focus on the harrowing tale of Flight 19 in which several planes and airmen vanished without a trace. Next, we conduct a simple experiment--or is it a magic trick?--involving a series of coin tosses. Our game master will attempt to identify a truly random list from a pile of imposter lists, using nothing but mental prowess. (If you’re still skeptical about how “lumpy” randomness is, just notice how many possible outcomes of four coin flips include either three heads or three tails in a row: HHHH, HHHT, HHTH, HHTT, HTHH, HTHT, HTTH, HTTT, THHH, THHT, THTH, THTT, TTHH, TTHT, TTTH, TTTT.) Then we hear from Cornell University psychology professor Tom Gilovich about randomness as it pertains to iPods, jellybeans, faces, and canals on Mars. Finally, Katy Milkman offers tips on how basic statistical analysis can help you make better decisions. Choiceology is an original podcast from Charles Schwab. For more on the series, visit schwab.com/podcast. If you enjoy the show, please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating or review on Apple Podcasts. Important Disclosures: All expressions of opinion are subject to change without notice in reaction to shifting market conditions. The comments, views, and opinions expressed in the presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of Charles Schwab. Data contained herein from third-party providers is obtained from what are considered reliable sources. However, its accuracy, completeness or reliability cannot be guaranteed. (0119-8TSV)

LISTEN TO THE FULL PROGRAM By segment: One Cornell University psychologist Tom Gilovich is coming to EKU to speak about "Happiness in Troubled Times." Listen to a preview conversation about the things that get in the way along the road to joy and contentedness. LISTEN Two There are promising developments in the quest to prevent Alzheimer's. We talk with a leader in the field, Dr. Sanjay Asthana, a keynote speaker at the forthcoming Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia. And, we hear from Dr. Gregory Jicha of UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging about exciting research into a selenium compound underway in partnership with the Lexington-based bio-tech company, Alltech. LISTEN Three This month's installment of our "Humans of Central Appalachia" series focuses on "Hillbilly" - a term some wear with pride while others loathe. It's a prelude to a conversation with Ashley York, a Pike County native and now an LA-based filmmaker appearing soon at EKU to screen her documentary film, "Hillbilly," co-directed by Sally Rubin. LISTEN

LISTEN TO THE FULL PROGRAM By segment: One Cornell University psychologist Tom Gilovich is coming to EKU to speak about "Happiness in Troubled Times." Listen to a preview conversation about the things that get in the way along the road to joy and contentedness. LISTEN Two There are promising developments in the quest to prevent Alzheimer's. We talk with a leader in the field, Dr. Sanjay Asthana, a keynote speaker at the forthcoming Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia. And, we hear from Dr. Gregory Jicha of UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging about exciting research into a selenium compound underway in partnership with the Lexington-based bio-tech company, Alltech. LISTEN Three This month's installment of our "Humans of Central Appalachia" series focuses on "Hillbilly" - a term some wear with pride while others loathe. It's a prelude to a conversation with Ashley York, a Pike County native and now an LA-based filmmaker appearing soon at EKU to screen her documentary film, "Hillbilly," co-directed by Sally Rubin. LISTEN

Luck. How far can it bring you? Music: “Just A Blip” by Andy G. CohenFrom the Free Music ArchiveReleased under a Creative Commons Attribution International License "I am a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it" - Thomas Jefferson- Psychologists use the term hindsight bias to describe our tendency to think, after the fact, that an event was predictable even when it wasn’t. Hindsight bias, also known as the knew-it-all-along effect or creeping determinism, is the inclination, after an event has occurred, to see the event as having been predictable, despite there having been little or no objective basis for predicting it. People really don’t like to hear success explained away as luck—especially successful people. - Now when we tell stories, we're all biased; events that turned out negatively against us are easier to recall than those that were positive. Tom Gilovich calls this the headwinds/tailwinds Asymmetry- Life ultimately, is a numbers game. The more you put yourself out there, the harder you work, the more opportunities you expose yourself to; and the better your outcomes tend to be. Talk about future episode about the 3 Ps, Preserverence; patience and persistence. "Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca- We should keep working and exposing ourselves to opportunities. Similar to our episode on challenges and failures, we need to keep going. Because; like life, luck is a numbers' game; but one which actually works in our favor.- We need to remember that there is a full spectrum to what we consider as luck. Very good luck could happen whereby some people just happen to make the right moves at the right time or happen to know the right people or end up in the right set of circumstances. Or Very bad luck. Some people make all the right moves, but it’s not the right time. We covered this specifically in our episode on failures; and why you should just treat it as a failed number and move on and try a new approach.- Luck might give you the first opportunity, but you have to be ready to act on it. Not making the most or giving your all for opportunities just because you have been hurt from past failures will mean that you are sabotaging your own chances of success."Luck always seems to be against the man who depends on it" - Anon- In the end, there are 2 ways to look at luck. The passive attitude on luck. In this case, you assume that success is outside of your control, and there’s no point in trying to hard since you assume you won't get it. And the positive attitude on luck.- More important than luck though; is gratitude. Almost all of us born and located in peaceful, developed countries. Even though we may not be doing "well" or be very wealthy or as successful as we want to be; we are most definitely doing much better than a similar person in a 3rd world country or in a country with war. - Instead of looking at luck and seeing missed chances, look at the luck and good fortune you HAVE benefited from. Be thankful and grateful; because Gratitude strengthens our emotions. - we may even find that recognizing our luck increases our good fortune; when we give more and become more generous, we increase our opportunities inadvertently.

Our guest this month is Tom Gilovich, Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. Professor Gilovich has published seminal work in the fields of behavioral economics and social psychology. We discuss a wide range of his research and interests including his new paper about sudden-death aversion, the spotlight effect, material vs. experiential consumption, and the important role both Barry Manilow and Vanilla Ice have played in his research. Links from the Episode at presentvaluepodcast.com Faculty Page: Thomas D. Gilovich - The Department of Psychology, Cornell NYTimes Op-Ed: Force Overtime? Or Go For the Win? (Sudden Death Aversion) Book: The Wisest One in the Room: How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights (Amazon link) Book: Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment 1st Edition Book: How We Know What Isn't So: Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life  (Amazon link)

A study about satisfaction carried out by a professor of psychology gives us something to think about in the workplace. Tom Gilovich, a professor of psychology at Cornell University, did a study along with some members of his team to find out how levels of satisfaction are affected by spending money on experiences versus spending money on physical things. Gilovich and his team found that people who spend money on physical things such as phones, computers, houses or cars tend to have a drop in satisfaction as time goes on. On the other hand, they found that people who spend money on experiences, like skydiving, traveling or learning a new skill, have higher satisfaction levels overtime. How can we translate this phenomenon into the workplace? A lot of times the relationship we have with our organizations tends to stay very transactional. When we first get the job our satisfaction levels are high, we are excited, expectant and happy. However, as time goes on we tend to become more and more dissatisfied with our jobs. We get bored, disconnected and burned out. Organizations need to find a way to allow employees to feel as if they have purchased an experience--as if they have climbed a mountain or gone skydiving. They need to find a way to help employees get that feeling of increased satisfaction as time goes on. If organizations could do this successfully, think of what that would do to the way we work, the way we feel and the way we live. What do you think? How do you think organizations could fix the way we view work?

Tom Gilovich is a professor of Psychology at Cornell University with an interest in judgement and decision making. He is also the author of the book, The Wisest One in the Room: How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology’s Most Powerful Insights. He has studied many different facets of social psychology including sports decisions, political judgement and decision making, and relationship decision making.   What is the difference between wisdom and intelligence? A lot of aspects go into defining wisdom, but in short intelligence is more about being book smart and wisdom is more about being people smart. To have wisdom you have to be knowledgeable about people; why they do what they do and think what they think.     How can this be translated to the workplace? Gilovich discusses what managers normally do when employees are not performing as well as they should be. Most managers try to change the employee’s behaviors by pushing them in the direction the manager wants them to go. They push them with incentives, punishments, or motivation. But Gilovich says most of the time the poor performance isn’t due to a lack of motivation, it’s because the employee has a hard time “translating their good intentions into effective actions”. So instead of pushing, it is important for leaders in the workplace to understand their employees and to find ways to help their employees put their intentions into action.   Another subject that deals with understanding how people think and act is discussed in an article where Gilovich talks about the difference between experiences and material things and how they impact our happiness. He found three things to be true. Experiences connect us to other people more than material goods do, we are less comparative with experiences than with material things, and experiences contribute more to our identity than material things. In the end he found that people get more enduring happiness from experiences than material things.   Could this principle be used in organizations to make employees more happy and content with their jobs? We spend a majority of our time working, and yet it seems that most people become more and more dissatisfied with their jobs as time goes on. Perhaps if we could find a way to make work more of an experience people would enjoy their jobs and their satisfaction would grow over time. But who is responsible for this change, the employee or the employer? Perhaps a little bit of both. It is important for both parties to be a part of this change. Employers should focus on creating a better employee experience, however up to this point the responsibility has been put on the employer alone. It is also up to the employees to change their outlook.   Gilovich gave an example of two janitors working at Nasa, when asked what they do for a living one janitor said “I clean the floors and empty the trash” the other janitor said “I help put people on the moon”. Both janitors were correct, except one looked at the simplistic version of the job whereas the other one looked at the bigger picture. One of these two janitors is going to have a greater sense of purpose and a better employee experience based on their outlook.   Another thing we have to understand is that there are times when we misevaluate things in our lives. Gilovich gives the example of riding a bike. When you are biking and you face the wind you cannot deny it is there; it is in your face and you feel it. However, when you turn around and have it at your back you are grateful for a minute but then you don’t even notice it after awhile. This demonstrates how the things we have to overcome are the things we pay attention to, because we have to. Those hard times in life or the barriers that stand in the way of our happiness, we have to focus and work hard to overcome them. But the things in life that give us “a boost”-- a pay raise or a new car, the good times--those are the things that are easy to forget.   Because we easily forget the good, easy times we have the tendency to look at others (possibly co-workers) and feel that the other people have better lives. We have a tendency to claim life is “unfair” when we see others get raises, promotions, or good things in life.   How can we be the wisest one in the room and put it into practice in the workplace? We spend about 30% of our lives in the workplace, so happiness and fulfillment at work are important. In order to improve the employee experience it is important for both employers and employees to focus on cultivating experience. How can employees have a sense of purpose at work, how can employees and employers connect and form relationships, and how can employees attain more freedom while still performing their job? All of these things play into the big picture of employee experience and how to be the wisest one in the room.       What you will learn in this episode:  The difference between wisdom and intelligence  Why we misevaluate certain things   Strategies and techniques to use to be the wisest person in the room  How experiences have a different effect on us than purchasing material things  How motivation impacts workplace  Who is responsible for creating a sense of purpose; the employee or the employer  Biases we are subjected to  What is naive realism and how can we avoid it?  Link From The Episode: The Wisest One In The Room on Amazon   (Music by Ronald Jenkees)

If you've ever because where wisdom comes from, why some have more of it than others, or how we can become wiser ourselves, than do we have the show for you. Today we'll be talking with Cornell Psychology Professor and Best-selling author Tom Gilovich on his latest book, The Wisest One in the Room How You can Benefit from Social Pyschologies Greatest Insights. We'll talk about what wisdom is, where it comes from how to harness it, and how to understand how other people work. That plus we'll look at why two heads may be better than one, why we eat pocorn mindlessly, what body posture has to do with success, and why Nelson Mandela was surely the wisest one in the room. Questions and Topics Include: What's the difference between wisdom and intelligence and what ‘the Smartest Guys in the Room' from Enron has to do with anything. Why social interaction is critical to being ‘wise' What are the 5 pillars of wisdom? Why it's so important to understand the opt-in principle What is Naïve Realism Why George Carlin was such a wise man. Why two heads are better than one What's the push and pull of situations Why people would shock study participants even screaming in pain (without stopping!). Why tiny tweaks can have enormous effects on people's behavior. What is ‘the name of the game' and why's it important to us Why Brian Wansink was able to get people to eat 2 day old popcorn What's the prisoner's dilemma? What's in a name – the difference between The Community Game vs. The Wall Street Game Why Chemlawn changed their name. Why you should bounce on the balls of your feet and assume a confident posture if you're in trouble or in a funk. What Dick Cheney and the Iraqi war has to do with looking at the world through a keyhole. Why Wisdom may be all about perspective, pausing or taking it all in. What Mark Zupan and Murderball have to do with wisdom What the science says about helping people – and why the research shows helping other people feels good. Why giving till it hurt really doesn't. What a big challenge is for America What Carol Dweck's work on mindset has to do with intelligence, performance, and motivation What's an incremental mindset Why the smartest kids in high school may struggle with failure in college – the big question is ‘do I belong or not' and the answer is often self-fulfilling. What did Mandela do with Rugby (the Hollywood movie Invictus) to bring his country together. Tom Gilovich - Best Selling Author of The Wisest One in the Room Shares Secrets to Wisdom, Motivation & Success, for Your Business, Home, Happiness & Career! Inspiration | Entrepreneur | Health | Social Psychology | Leadership | Self-Help For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Dan Ariely, Tom Gilovich

Dan Ariely, Tom Gilovich