MAA #057: With Tony Mowbray (Psychology Miniseries)

Interview with Dr Tony Mowbray.  Tony is a General Psychologist who has a PhD, which involved research into test anxiety, how to measure it and how to reduce it utilising online techniques.  Tony is currently working at Monash University, coordinating the online Graduate Diploma of Psychology. We discuss: The ins and outs of Tony's job and how he got into Psychology, the work of Ellen Langer and concept of mind over matter, age experiments, the challenge of being patient in regard to clients' capacity for change, Carol Dweck and fixed or growth mindsets, Parkinson's Law, appreciation of being paid to do mindfulness, addressing apprehensions about the online environment, the increasing prevalence of gamification, issues that kids face growing up with social media, Tony's super power, Philosopher's Notes by Brian Johnson, and Tony's message of making time to do the essential things.