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#1 Psychologist: Toolkit to Accomplish Your Hardest Goals

2024/7/9
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Shane Parrish: 在设定目标时,应避免过于追求完美,而应将目标分解成更小的、可实现的步骤。 目标的设定方式会影响实现目标的能力。 群体身份认同类似于动物的领地意识,会引发非理性的反应。 在追求目标的过程中,动机可能会出现波动,应将目标分解成更小的、时间跨度更短的阶段,以保持动机。 将长远目标分解成小的、可实现的步骤,有助于保持动力。 Maya Shankar: 通过设计生活方式和选择架构,利用理想化的身份认同来避免自我设限,从而实现目标。 身份认同与个人经历密切相关,在经历重大变化时,身份认同可能会发生改变,需要重新审视和定义自我。 身份认同的形成可能存在“先入为主”的情况,需要在成长过程中不断探索和调整。 将身份认同与价值观而非具体行为联系起来,有助于应对生活中的重大变化。 身份认同是一个复杂的概念,它会随着个人的经历而不断变化和发展,应保持灵活性和开放性。 身份认同是一种自我叙事,它既可以赋能,也可以限制个人发展。消极的身份认同会阻碍个人进步。 身份认同可以帮助实现目标,但应避免将身份认同过于局限于单一领域,应构建多层次的身份认同体系。 根据情境选择合适层面上的身份认同,并确保身份认同与现实情况相符。 从反面定义身份认同(即“我不做什么”)可以帮助实现目标。 群体身份认同可能会影响个人的理性判断和思维方式,应保持开放的心态,允许观点的改变。 在与他人沟通时,应使用道德重塑的方法,避免直接否定对方的观点,而应从对方认同的价值观出发进行沟通。 在日常生活中,可以通过积极倾听、提问和换位思考等方式,促进与他人的沟通和理解,即使观点存在差异。 利用身份认同设定目标时,应将目标分解成更小的、可实现的步骤,并设置一些“缓冲”措施,以应对生活中不可避免的意外情况。 在驳斥错误观点时,应避免直接否定,而应积极地强调正确的观点。 目标的设定方式会影响实现目标的动力,应将目标设定为积极主动的行为,并增强个人在目标设定过程中的自主性。 设定规则比设定目标更容易坚持,并通过调整环境来减少意志力的消耗。 在追求目标的过程中,动机可能会出现波动,应将目标分解成更小的、时间跨度更短的阶段,以保持动机。 将令人愉悦的任务与令人不愉悦的任务结合起来,可以提高完成令人不愉悦的任务的动力。“诱惑捆绑”策略。 成功在于让人感到被理解和被关怀。

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Maya Shankar shares her unconventional and inspiring story of gaining admission to Juilliard at a young age, highlighting the importance of initiative and perseverance in pursuing one's goals. Her mother's courage and proactive approach played a crucial role in this unexpected opportunity.
  • Maya started playing the violin at age six.
  • Her mother proactively sought an audition for her at Juilliard, despite having no connections.
  • A teacher at Juilliard recognized Maya's potential and invited her to a summer program which allowed her to later gain admission.

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Shane Parrish and Maya Shankar dive into the complexities of identity and personal transformation. They explore how significant life changes can reshape one's sense of self and explain how to navigate these transitions.

Maya shares her personal stories and tips on making proactive choices and keeping a flexible, layered sense of self. They also discuss the psychological and philosophical aspects of identity, offering practical advice on goal-setting and personal growth.

Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist and the creator, executive producer, and host of the podcast, A Slight Change of Plans. Shankar was a Senior Advisor in the Obama White House, where she founded and served as Chair of the White House Behavioral Science Team. She holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Oxford and a B.A from Yale.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:40) Shankar's "almost unbelievable" story of getting into Julliard

(05:30) Why Shankar studied identity

(11:38) What is identity?

(14:52) Using your identity to accomplish your goals

(18:00) Using anti-identities to accomplish your goals

(18:51) What to do when your identity is "attacked"

(26:30) How to re-establish trust in institutions

(32:30) Use identity to start a positive habit

(35:35) How to debunk myths with stories and facts

(37:18) How does how we frame our goals help (or prevent) us from accomplishing them

(43:11) The one motivational technique Shankar uses every day

(45:15) On success

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