David Yeager : The Science of Motivating Young People
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.6 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Remarkable People, join host Guy Kawasaki as he engages in an insightful conversation with David Yeager, a renowned professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Together, they explore the fascinating world of adolescent development and the science of motivating young people. Yeager shares groundbreaking insights from his book 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People, challenging conventional wisdom about teenage behavior and offering practical strategies for parents, educators, and mentors. Discover how understanding the adolescent brain can transform your approach to inspiring and guiding the next generation.
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| 0:48.6 | I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is Remarkable People. |
| 0:52.9 | This is a special episode of Remarkable people because we're going to get into parenting |
| 0:58.2 | issues in which I am an expert, not in solving, but experiencing. |
| 1:04.7 | Basically, the remarkable team and I, we're on a mission to make you remarkable. |
| 1:10.0 | And helping me today is David Yeager. |
| 1:13.5 | David is a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He co-founded and |
| 1:19.7 | co-directs the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute. He is, and I say this, as the highest |
| 1:26.5 | form of praise, part of the Carol Dweck fan club |
| 1:29.9 | that includes Mary Murphy and Katie Milkman, he received his PhD in developmental and |
| 1:35.2 | psychological science from Stanford University School of Education. And prior to his career as a |
| 1:41.4 | researcher, he was a middle school teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| 1:45.7 | So, he has real world experience. |
| 1:49.0 | David's research focuses on adolescent development and he examines how social cognitive factors |
| 1:55.4 | interact with structural and physiological factors to shape youth behavior. |
| 2:03.7 | In other words, he can help you with your parenting mysteries, frustrations, and insecurities. David's recent book is called 10 to 25, The Science of Motivating |
| 2:12.0 | Young People. This book explores how adults can effectively engage young people by adopting a mentor mindset. |
| 2:20.1 | This mindset respects the need of young people for status and autonomy. |
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