Episode 108: Dr. Alan Castel – Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCLA; Learning, Memory, and Aging Specialist

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🗓️ 23 March 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Dr. Alan Castel is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCLA; Learning, Memory, and Aging Specialist. Through constant study, analysis, and research Dr. Castel deconstructs our misconceptions on memory and memory loss. Shutting down the myths while acknowledging the merits he gives us concrete steps and answers for how to improve our memory and just why we lose it or how it changes. Are puzzle games worth it? Exactly how much is determined by genetics? What foods to eat, what things to drink? Dr. Castel has the answers and you might be pleasantly surprised to know what some of them are. Don’t forget to check this one out. Youtube Link to This Episode Dr. Castel’s Website Dr. Castel’s Book ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Did you learn something from tuning in today? Please pay it forward and write us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. 📧If you have feedback for the show, please email [email protected] 📙Get yourself a copy of Jennifer Cohen’s newest book from Habit Nest, Badass Body Goals Journal. ℹ️Habits & Hustle Website 📚Habit Nest Website 📱Follow Jennifer – Instagram – Facebook – Twitter – Jennifer’s Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I got his Tony Robbins you're listening to Habitson Hussle, Crescent.
0:10.7	Alan Castell is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California,
0:15.4	Los Angeles.
0:16.6	He studies learning, memory, and aging, and is interested in how people can selectively
0:21.0	remember important information.
0:23.6	He received his PhD from the University of Toronto, did a fellowship at Washington University
0:28.4	in St. Louis, and has been at UCLA since 2006.
0:33.0	He lectures internationally to people of all ages and has received several teaching
0:37.2	awards.
0:38.4	His work has been featured in the New York Times and Times Magazine.
0:43.8	His new book is entitled Better with Age, The Psychology of Successful Aging.
0:49.8	And we have him here.
0:51.1	So hello, Alan, nice to have you.
0:54.1	Thank you, nice to be here.
0:55.6	Great.
0:56.6	I really enjoyed your book and what I really like about your book and about your whole
1:02.9	philosophy.
1:03.9	There's no real smoke in me or just really kind of really like brass tax of what things
1:08.5	really are.
1:10.5	And so let's just dive right into it.
1:12.6	The psychology of aging and how to age well.
1:15.6	Should we start with memory?
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