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How I Work 23 Jun 2013 | 02:24 am
Life Hacker has a great interview series called “How I Work” that asks writers, CEOS, tech geeks, artists, and other creative/productive folks to explain the how, not the what, of their work process. ...
New Year, TRUE You 22 Dec 2012 | 01:02 am
Hoping to wake up as some new, ideal you in 2013? Most New Year’s resolutions are based on the assumption that who you really are is inadequate, and must be improved through self-discipline, joyless s...
Learn: Mindfulness of Breathing 12 Sep 2012 | 11:33 pm
I’m frequently asked questions about how to get started meditating, what is the best meditation for beginners, what is the best meditation for reducing stress (or training willpower, or cultivating se...
Listen: How Stanford Got a Center for Compassion 26 Jul 2012 | 01:18 am
San Francisco Public Radio did a lovely 1-hr show on the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. The piece features the founder of CCARE, the scientists who are studying co...
How to Think Like a Psychologist 21 Jul 2012 | 12:34 pm
My fall 2011 Stanford University course “How to Think Like a Psychologist” is now available as a series of free, downloadable videos through iTunes university. In this fun course, I invited my favori...
Choose to Change: A 6-Week Online Event 21 Jul 2012 | 10:56 am
For the first time ever, I’m teaching one of my courses live online (9/5-10/10)! See below for all the details. I hope you’ll join me for six weeks of mindfulness, self-compassion, intention, and acti...
Watch: Addicted to Your Devices? 17 Jul 2012 | 11:21 am
About two years ago, some participants in my Science of Willpower course started to name “technology addiction” as their main willpower challenge. It’s only accelerated since then, as we’ve fallen mor...
Watch: The Willpower Instinct Book Talk 13 Jun 2012 | 08:38 am
Author and Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal, PhD, shares her favorite studies and strategies from her new book “The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What...
Watch: Lose Weight, Get Fit, and Break that Bad Habit 13 Jun 2012 | 08:38 am
Author and Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal, PhD, discusses strategies from her new book “The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get Mor...
Stress 2.0: New Stanford Continuing Studies Summer Course 28 May 2012 | 01:50 am
Stress 2.0: The New Science of Surviving and Thriving in the Modern World (PSY 203) Registration open now. Open to the public through Stanford Continuing Studies. Mondays, 7:00 – 8:50 pm 5 weeks, J...
