584: Rewiring your brain for growth, resilience & confidence | Gregory Walton, Ph.D.

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“What makes humans distinct is our ability to share intentions with other people”, explains Gregory Walton, Ph.D. 


Walton, researcher and professor of psychology at Stanford University, joins us today to share key insights from his research on how we can foster resilience, develop a sense of meaning, plus: 


- How to build confidence and cultivate a growth mindset (~2:10)

- Spiraling up vs spiraling down (~9:00)

- Negative self-talk (~11:25)

- The power of language (~12:45)

- Building meaningful connections (~16:30)

- Small acts of kindness (~20:40)

- Wise interventions (~21:45)

- How to keep a marriage strong (~27:50)

- The need to belong (~31:50)

- Advice for parents (~37:45)

- The problem with “finding your passion” (~40:20)

- The impact of his work (~44:25)


Referenced in the episode: 

- Check out his website (http://gregorywalton-stanford.weebly.com/

- Pick up his book, Ordinary Magic 

- Research on perspective taking (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-13651-004

- Research on excessive praise (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-45055-001

- Research on school feedback (https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1198364


We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.

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“What makes humans distinct is our ability to share intentions with other people”, explains Gregory Walton, Ph.D. 


Walton, researcher and professor of psychology at Stanford University, joins us today to share key insights from his research on how we can foster resilience, develop a sense of meaning, plus: 


- How to build confidence and cultivate a growth mindset (~2:10)

- Spiraling up vs spiraling down (~9:00)

- Negative self-talk (~11:25)

- The power of language (~12:45)

- Building meaningful connections (~16:30)

- Small acts of kindness (~20:40)

- Wise interventions (~21:45)

- How to keep a marriage strong (~27:50)

- The need to belong (~31:50)

- Advice for parents (~37:45)

- The problem with “finding your passion” (~40:20)

- The impact of his work (~44:25)


Referenced in the episode: 

- Check out his website (http://gregorywalton-stanford.weebly.com/

- Pick up his book, Ordinary Magic 

- Research on perspective taking (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-13651-004

- Research on excessive praise (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-45055-001

- Research on school feedback (https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1198364


We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025-03-16 52 min
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