Roy Baumeister: Free Will, The Self, Ego, Will Power

Roy Baumeister joins Theories of Everything to discuss the complexities of free will, the interplay between self-control and societal behaviors, and the psychological impacts of rejection and belongingness. 

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LINKS MENTIONED:

Debate Between Roy Baumeister & Robert Sapolsky - https://youtu.be/xeb98U9d1hgWillpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength - https://a.co/d/4PMNQyXIntersectional Implicit Bias - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35587425/

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro02:16 - The Human Mind09:45 - Language15:34 - Do Animates Have Free Will?20:02 - Robert Sapolsky28:20 - Different Free Will Outlooks40:54 - Ego Depletion & Decision Fatigue50:26 - Self Regulation55:44 - Left vs. Right Brain59:15 - Willpower01:12:49 - How To Increase Willpower01:19:15 - Opposing Mainstream Views01:20:08 - What Needs More Attention?01:21:59 - Prejudices In America01:26:25 - Q&A01:38:38 - Support TOE

 

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