Roy Baumeister: Free Will, The Self, Ego, Will Power

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Roy Baumeister joins Theories of Everything to discuss the complexities of free will, the interplay between self-control and societal behaviors, and the psychological impacts of rejection and belongingness.

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LINKS MENTIONED:

• 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/

TIMESTAMPS:

• 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 TOE

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