#040 Practice With William James and Scott Barry Kaufman
The Happier Hour / Photos by Shot By Rod
“The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. ”
What does it mean to leave a legacy and how can we practice being better people starting today? In this episode you’ll learn how the American philosopher and leader of the Pragmatism Movement, William James, can teach us about habits, and what psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman has discovered in his research on self-actualization. #TheHappierHour
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
William James On Habits:
Make resolutions
Publicize them
Act on them
Persist.
Books By William James:
Books By Scott Barry Kaufman:
“In thinking about your own legacy, is there something you would need to change about yourself in order to achieve the legacy you would like to have? How can you “act as if” today?”
ABOUT SCOTT BARRY KAUFMAN
Scott Barry Kaufman is a psychologist at Barnard College, Columbia University who is interested in using psychological science to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and meaningful life. Kaufman has over 60 scientific publications on intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being. In addition to writing the column Beautiful Minds for Scientific American, he also hosts The Psychology Podcast, which was named by Business Insider a podcast that “will change how you think about human behavior.” Kaufman is author and/or editor of 8 books, including Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties, Wired to Create: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (with Carolyn Gregoire), Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined, and The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or Practice. Kaufman received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University, and an M. Phil in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge under a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. You can find out more at http://ScottBarryKaufman.com.