Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman on Authenticity, Creativity, and Confidence

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Sport Psychology, Finding Mastery, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Business, Self Help, Michael Gervais, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Psychology, Self-improvement, Education

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2017

⏱️ 93 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Scott Barry Kaufman is primarily interested in using solid psychological science to live a creative, fulfilling, and meaningful life. He's earned his research chops -- He received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University, and an M. Phil in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge. He's the scientific director of the Imagination Institute, and conducts research in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Scott is also an author -- In 2013, he published Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined, which reviewed the latest science of intelligence and also detailed his experiences as a child growing up with a learning disability. In the book, he outlined his Theory of Personal Intelligence, which goes beyond traditional metrics of intelligence (e.g., IQ, standardized tests), and takes into account each person’s unique abilities, passions, personal goals, and developmental trajectory. Scott also has hosts the The Psychology Podcast -- where he and I have had fun conversations about performance in high-stakes environments -- ranging from performance in off-terrain back-country conditions to the vulnerability and intimacy in meaningful relationships. Thanks so much for listening and sharing -- I hope you're also finding value in the Minutes on Mastery podcast (also on iTunes and other players) where we capture (in under 3 minutes) pearls of wisdom from our world-class and forward-thinking guests. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	What kind of life do you want to live? Like a lot of people strive for happiness, right?
0:04.0	They spend their whole life striving for happiness.
0:06.2	You could spend your whole life striving for metals.
0:09.3	But if you do live, if you commit yourself to being, like if you just literally you're like I'm you know what I'm
0:14.2	commit my life to becoming who I actually am then that actually brings along with it a whole
0:21.5	set of ways of living including responsibility,
0:25.1	taking responsibility for your actions, but owning your actions, right? Because you are, you're
0:30.0	owning it because it's you, you know? there's nothing wrong with owning it even if
0:33.3	someone doesn't like it. All right.
0:48.0	Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. I'm Michael Jervay.
0:49.4	And the idea behind these conversations is to learn from people who are on the path of mastery to better
0:54.0	understand what they're searching for, their unique psychological framework, which is how they see
0:58.1	the world, how they see their craft, how they see themselves in the world, and we also want to dig to understand the mental
1:03.6	skills that they've used to build and refine their craft.
1:06.5	Finding Mastery is brought to you by natural stacks. Your brain is one of the
1:10.8	hungriest organs in your body.
1:13.2	It's been found to consume roughly around 20% of your energy every day.
1:17.7	That means an important factor between the days you feel sluggish and the days that you feel
1:21.9	sharp is how fuel efficient your brain is.
1:25.8	And that's why I'm excited to be partnered with natural stacks.
1:29.3	They've got a product, they're dopamine brain food supplement that's designed to support the body's natural production of dopamine.
1:36.8	If you've ever had days where you felt tired or stressed or unmotivated,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Michael Gervais, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Michael Gervais and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.