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NBSV 018: Emma Green on motivation, habits, willpower, cognitive biases, and mindfulness. Oh, and veganism!
NBSV 018: Emma Green on motivation, habits, willpower, cognitive biases, and mindfulness. Oh, and veganism!
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Emma Green is a PhD candidate at the University of East London, with a Masters degree in health psychology. She’s also a qualified personal trainer. Emma is vegan herself, but today we’re discussing topics that aren’t exclusive to veganism. Given her health psychology background, we’re talking about why motivation is overrated, the value of building habits, myths about willpower, how cognitive biases factor into our decision-making and thought processes, and that mindfulness is not just a "woo" conc
Released:
Jul 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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