Roy Baumeister: Why Willpower Is a Real and Depletable Resource

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Roy Baumeister joins Theories of Everything to explore free will, self‑control, and how rejection and belonging shape human behavior. The conversation examines the science behind ego depletion, decision fatigue, and differing perspectives on free will.- 00:00 - Intro- 02:16 - The Human Mind- 09:45 - Language- 15:34 - Do Animates Have Free Will?- 20:02 - Robert Sapolsky- 28:20 - Different Free Will Outlooks- 40:54 - Ego Depletion & Decision Fatigue- 50:26 - Self Regulation- 55:44 - Left vs. Right Brain- 59:15 - Willpower- 01:12:49 - How To Increase Willpower- 01:19:15 - Opposing Mainstream Views- 01:20:08 - What Needs More Attention?- 01:21:59 - Prejudices In America- 01:26:25 - Q&A- 01:38:38 - Support TOESPONSORS:- Patreon: early access to ad‑free audio episodes! https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchRESOURCES:- https://www.curtjaimungal.org- Debate Between Roy Baumeister & Robert Sapolsky - https://youtu.be/xeb98U9d1hg- Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength - https://a.co/d/4PMNQyX- Intersectional Implicit Bias - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35587425/- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to another round of Drawing Board or Miro Board.
0:03.9	Today we discussed technical diagramming with systems architect Maya.
0:07.6	Let's go.
0:08.3	First question.
0:09.1	You've spent 10 hours slogging over a sequence diagram that should have taken five.
0:13.8	Drawing board or Miro board?
0:15.3	Drawing board.
0:16.2	And if I'm being honest, Miro would probably cut that time down by half.
0:19.8	You know, with its AI tools and ready-to-go templates. Next, your diagrams become so bulky. It's more complex than the solar system. But all it takes is a few clicks and... It's Mero. I've used those technical shape packs way too many times. And stuff is just digestible on its infinite online canvas. Now, the final question, everyone's brought in,
0:39.1	but you have to make all these tasks all the way over in Jira.
0:42.6	But wait, it's done.
0:44.1	Is it...
0:44.4	Mero, easy with its two-way Jira sync.
0:47.2	Easy to plot dependencies.
0:48.6	Everyone always knows what's up.
0:50.0	And she's done it.
0:50.9	Join over 60 million people creating technical diagrams without workflow glitches.
0:54.9	Get your first three boards for free at Miro.com.
0:58.3	That's M-I-R-O.com.
1:00.1	The problem in the free will debate is that people tend to think of it as all or nothing,
1:04.0	whereas in psychology, almost everything is on a continuum.
1:07.1	We don't live in a deterministic world.
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