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Overcoming Negativity & The Secrets of Self Control – Prof Roy Baumeister

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Prof Roy Baumeister

Prof. Roy Baumeister is one of the world’s most prolific and influential psychologists. He has published well over 500 scientific articles and more than 30 books. In 2013, he received the highest award given by the Association for Psychological Science, the William James Fellow Award, in recognition of his lifetime achievements.

He is currently the Eppes Eminent Scholar and a professor of psychology at Florida State University, and he holds distinguished visiting professorships at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia and VU University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

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In this interview, we discuss the key insights from Roy’s work on the negativity bias, how to overcome it, and the secrets of improving your self-control.

This interview was recorded as part of our 2020 Holistic Change Summit, which featured sessions with 25 world-leading psychologists, neuroscientists, and authors, who shared their latest evidence based approaches to behaviour change.

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