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Discover 14 tips to boost your motivation and achieve your goals in this 7:17 minute video lesson.
Motivation is a great thing! But how do we become motivated to do the things we want to do for so long?
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/vpvaughns/assets/pdfs/Recursive%20Processes%20in%20Self-Affirmation%20(2009).pdf
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi?DOI=10.1002/hrm.20418
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0:00 Introduction
0:17 ASK WHY!
0:47 THE DUNNING KRUGER EFFECT
1:40 ARTICULATE YOUR VALUES
2:21 GET A MENTOR
2:42 DON'T MAKE EXCUSES
3:13 PRIME YOURSELF
3:39 MAKE BETS
3:59 TRACK YOUR RECORD!
4:22 START SMALL
4:47 SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE
5:20 GET CONTEXT
5:26 HELP OTHERS
5:54 ESTABLISH DISCIPLINE
Discover 14 tips to boost your motivation and achieve your goals in this 7:17 minute video lesson.
Motivation is a great thing! But how do we become motivated to do the things we want to do for so long?
If you want to motivate us, please comment, spread the word or support our channel with a small donation at patreon.com/sprouts
Favorite Mentors:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTp9Bu0cTGUyYwGd78WiTLBg3o9Nq1wDj
Sources:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/vpvaughns/assets/pdfs/Recursive%20Processes%20in%20Self-Affirmation%20(2009).pdf
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi?DOI=10.1002/hrm.20418
youtube.com/watch?v=LtPZ3gKAZs0
Music ID: Z2P1P4KFI0MZSKFY
0:00 Introduction
0:17 ASK WHY!
0:47 THE DUNNING KRUGER EFFECT
1:40 ARTICULATE YOUR VALUES
2:21 GET A MENTOR
2:42 DON'T MAKE EXCUSES
3:13 PRIME YOURSELF
3:39 MAKE BETS
3:59 TRACK YOUR RECORD!
4:22 START SMALL
4:47 SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE
5:20 GET CONTEXT
5:26 HELP OTHERS
5:54 ESTABLISH DISCIPLINE


![The Psychology of Excuses [How People Justify Hurting Others]
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Moral disengagement is a process of cognitive restructuring that allows individuals to disassociate from their internal moral standards and behave unethically without feeling distressed. It is the story we tell ourselves to not feel bad about inhumane actions that normally would go against our moral principles, or the excuses we find to avoid feeling guilty about hurting others.
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Script: Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz and Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Moral disengagement
00:35 Moral justification
00:52 Euphemistic labeling
01:05 Advantageous comparison
01:21 Displacement of responsibility
01:34 Diffusing responsibility
01:49 Disregarding consequences
02:04 Dehumanization
02:17 Attribution of blame
02:33 Enforcing accountability
02:59 Bandura’s insight
03:19 What do you think?
03:33 Ending
03:48 Patrons credits
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![Why Are We Violent? [Social Learning Theory]
Human violence is often debated as either innate or learned behavior. This video explores aggression through the lens of psychology, the World War 1 Christmas Truce, and Robert Sapolsky’s baboon study, showing how the environment shapes social behavior. By examining the cycle of violence, social learning, and biological influences, it highlights why aggression persists and how peaceful cooperation can emerge. Understanding human behavior helps us reflect on whether violence is part of our nature or something we can change through culture and environment.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Christmas truce 1914
00:23 Understanding violence
00:50 Modern societies change
01:04 Sapolsky’s Baboon study
01:38 Aggressive males’ demise
02:30 Sapolkely’s conclusion
03:00 Behavioral influence complexity
03:23 What do you think?
03:42 Ending
03:55 Patrons credits
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