Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss strategies for Average Joe’s to excel.
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We can all accomplish more — here’s how
Ayelet Fishbach discusses research into why we can’t always find the mental strength to take on a new task, how to clear the distractions that get in the way, and ways to stay on target to reach your goals.
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Humans didn’t evolve to exercise (but we should anyway)
Daniel E. Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University, joins us to talk about why we exercise and how that’s changed, the myths and realities of its benefits, and helpful motivations for getting off the couch.
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What qualifies you to be life coach?
Journalist Rachel Monroe joins us to talk about the for-profit Life Coach School, the students who chose that path, and the pitfalls they encountered upon entering the largely unregulated profession.
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Why We Work Better Under Deadline
Christopher Cox, a visiting scholar at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, joins us to talk about why deadlines have a way of motivating us to finish tasks.
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What Our Secrets Say About Ourselves
Michael L. Slepian, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School, joins us to talk about the things we choose to hide and if we should trust others with the secrets we share.
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The Logic Behind Motivation
Discussing strategies for motivating others with Duke professor of psychology and behavioral economics Dan Ariely. He writes about the topic in “Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations.”
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Second Guessing Optimism
This hour, we’ll talk about how focusing on the obstacles that stand in our way can help us to overcome them with NYU psychology professor Gabriele Oettingen, author of Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation.
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