Psychology Takeaway Podcast

Motivation - Episode 55

Motivation Part Four – Jim and Ralph talk about motivation in the work place. Ralph makes a good point about people who are “working for the weekend”. 

Episode 54 - Motivation

Jim and Ralph conclude this series with some practical applications based on  current research 

Episode 53

Motivation Part Four – Jim and Ralph talk about motivation in the work place. Ralph makes a good point about people who are “working for the weekend”.  Jobs that provide  meaningfulness, autonomy and feedback are very motivating,

Motivation Part Three

Episode 52: 

Motivation Part Three - Jim’s wife Sheila sent us a positive set of outcomes for this scary Covid-19 time. Ralph talks about personal goal setting and positive motivation for such a time as this.

 

A New Podcat by Ralph and Jim, re: COVID19

Episode 51 Covid 19 Part 3

Ralph and Jim practice safe social distancing as they continue to explore the psychological dynamics associated with the world wide pandemic.

Staying physically and mentally healthy.

Continued discussion of COVId19. Ralph and Jim continue to emphasize the most harmful consequence of the virus pandemic for most of us is psychological. Anxiety, stress, fear these are more likely to compromise our health than the actual disease.

Here is a brand new Ted Talk Ted Talk about the pandemic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGTtGCq9grE

Special Episode. Emotion and the COVID 19 virus

 

Episode 49 Special Podcast on the Corona virus.

Jim and Ralph talk about the negative consequences of panic, stress and anxiety with personal reactions to COVID 19. Catastrophizing behavior has influences on the immune system which may make an individual more likely to contract the disease.

 

Here is a link to the book Ralph recommended, Rumor, Fear and the Madness of Crowds: https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tedtalkpsycho-20&keywords=Rumor Fear and the Madness of Crowds&index=aps&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=xm2&linkId=e994126347b538d0ab3cdc7f5ae3c7a2. It costs $9.95.

For the latest active map of the spread of COVID 19 go to John’s Hopkins. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=center+for+systems+science+and+engineering+johns+hopkins

Here is a link to the Bill Gates Ted Talk that we mentioned: https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready?language=en

In 2014, the world avoided a global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers -- plus, frankly, some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from scenario planning to vaccine research to health worker training. As he says, "There's no need to panic ... but we need to get going."

 

 

Episode 48 Motivation Part Two

Motivation Part Two: Goals and Barriers to Goals

Today, Jim and Ralph talk about goals, barriers to achievement and reaction to frustrations. They discuss why some individuals withdraw, some act out and others flourish in similar environments.

LEARN MORE

What does make us change our actions? Tali Sharot reveals three ingredients to doing what's good for yourself. Dr. Tali Sharot is a neuroscientist at University College London and the director of the Affective Brain Lab. She is a faculty member of the department of Experimental Psychology, and a Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on how emotion, motivation, and social factors influence our expectations, decisions, and memories.

https://youtu.be/xp0O2vi8DX4

 

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.

https://youtu.be/rrkrvAUbU9Y

Motivation

 

Podcast Series on Motivation

Why do we do what we do? Jim and Ralph begin discussing motivation by establishing some basic definitions. They talk about motivation in terms of internal (pull motivation) and external (push motivation). They talk about how motivation affects your behavior in ways you may not have ever considered.

Episode 47 Motivation Part One: Push Me, Pull You.

Episode 46 Memory Part Five

Ralph and Jim are joined by neuropsychologist Dr. Reid Skeels as they search for the physical location of the elusive memory engram.

Learn More: Here is a link to a Ted Ed lesson on H.M. – the men without a memory: https://youtu.be/KkaXNvzE4pk