Knowing Yourself: How to Understand Personality, Harness Willpower, and Manage Self Esteem

Written by Roy Baumeister

Narrated by Roy Baumeister

One of the world’s most influential psychologists turns his attention to some of the most important questions of our lives: Who am I? What am I? What might I become?

Join Roy Baumeister, celebrated professor and New York Times best-selling author, on a journey inward to discover the origin and meaning of the self. In 15 audio lectures, Dr. Baumeister draws from his renowned laboratory research to demonstrate the urgency of questions of self and identity in the modern world.

Dr. Baumeister begins by showing that the self is what separates humans from other animals. The human self—self-aware, enmeshed in meaningful stories, sensitive to morality and reputation, and endlessly self-altering—has no equal anywhere in nature. The lectures explore the general truths and patterns of the self that have been identified by psychologists while recognizing that each self is unique.

Individual lectures address the role of self-esteem, as well as self-control, decision making, and free will. Dr. Baumeister also examines the darker side of the self in lectures on self-deception and self-destructive patterns, including bad decision making and suicide.

After listening to this series, you’ll have a well-rounded understanding of self that is firmly grounded in scientific research. Perhaps most important, you’ll grasp the interpersonal role of the self, which took shape to help us relate to other people and, ultimately, to survive.

This course is part of the Learn25 Collection.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Learn25
• Release date: Dec 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9781632513410

Roy Baumeister

Roy F. Baumeister ist seit 2016 Professor für Sozialpsychologie an der University of Queensland in Australien, mit den Themenschwerpunkten Sexualität, Selbstkontrolle, Selbstbehauptungsmechanismen, Motivation und Aggression. Er promovierte an der Princeton University und war unter anderem Francis Eppes Eminent Professor of Psychology an der Florida State University. Als einer der international bekanntesten Psychologen und Autor zahlreicher Bücher wurde Baumeister im Jahr 2015 in die American Academy of Arts and Sciences gewählt.

[Carlos Vettorazzi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Baumeister is a legend, I've been reading his work for the last 25 years and I haven't found myself abandoning any of his books lectures or research papers.
If you're interested psychology and above all getting to know yourself this is a great and fairly easy digestible content.

[João Jordão · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

After being in a psycologist for the first time, she asked me who i was, i couldnt answer it well, so i'm trying to get answers about my self, a progress, meanwhile i found this audiobook with a fresh perspective. I will listen to it again.