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Self-control strategies: Triggers, chutes, ladders and other ways to scaffold our success
Self-control strategies: Triggers, chutes, ladders and other ways to scaffold our success
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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Jan 22, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this fascinating interview, Dr. Joel Anderson (Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences) explains the notion of distributed willpower. Successful people arrange thier lives in such a way as to economize on willpower and to scaffold their willpower strategicially with environmental support. Willpower is not simply an issue of self-control located solely within the person! Professor Anderson explains how important the social context is to understanding human autonomy, and, most importantly for listeners of this podcast, he provides a number of concrete strategies to strengthen our willpower to overcome procrastination. This is a great interview. I know you'll learn a great deal from this talented philosopher and gifted teacher.
If you want to learn more about procrastination, see procrastination.ca.
If you want to learn more about procrastination, see procrastination.ca.
Released:
Jan 22, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
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