49: Wise Goals (with Ayelet Fishbach)

What does goal-setting have to do with wisdom and how do we pick wise goals? Ayelet Fishbach joins Igor and Charles to discuss the dangers of moving too swiftly from planning-mode to action-mode, how to compromise across multiple goals, and why we need to rethink our relationships with vegetables! Igor underscores the importance of thinking of wisdom as a process rather than an outcome, Ayelet encourages us to change our situation rather than ourselves, and Charles learns the benefits of approaching a choice as if you’d make it 100 times. Welcome to Episode 49.

Episode 49 of the On Wisdom podcast, hosted by Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann, titled "49: Wise Goals (with Ayelet Fishbach)" was published on August 31, 2022 and runs 47 minutes.

August 31, 2022 ·47m · On Wisdom

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What does goal-setting have to do with wisdom and how do we pick wise goals? Ayelet Fishbach joins Igor and Charles to discuss the dangers of moving too swiftly from planning-mode to action-mode, how to compromise across multiple goals, and why we need to rethink our relationships with vegetables! Igor underscores the importance of thinking of wisdom as a process rather than an outcome, Ayelet encourages us to change our situation rather than ourselves, and Charles learns the benefits of approaching a choice as if you’d make it 100 times. Welcome to Episode 49.Special Guest: Ayelet Fishback.Links:Ayelet Fishbach's Personal WebsiteGet It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation - by Ayelet FishbachBehavioral Science Authors Series - Ayelet FishbachWe’re Good at Motivating Others, but What About Ourselves? | Knowledge at WhartonGood Habits, Bad Habits: A Conversation with Wendy Wood | Behavioral ScientistWisdom is a social-ecological rather than person-centric phenomenon | Science Direct - Grossmann, Dorfman, Oakes (2020)

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