Michael Inzlicht
@minzlicht
professor, psychologist, substack writer, reveller
That’s just your opinion, man… but here’s mine! My new Substack is live: Speak Now Regret Later. Expect rants, science, and a few regrets. Check it out: speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com #Substack #SpeakNowRegretLater
This looks super interesting. Looking forward to digging in!
New PNAS paper (Great work Ivan Kroupin): The cultural construction of executive function. By comparing cognitive development in diverse communities, with & without schools, we find different cognitive developmental trajectories. @mmuthukrishna pnas.org/doi/abs/10.107…
New lab paper on leisure, effort, and meaning by @AidanVCampbell, @GDepow, and Srishti Agarwal from @AmuseLabs. Check it out!
🎉 Our paper is now out in Communications Psychology! We explore how effortful leisure can be a source of meaning in daily life. Across 5 studies (N = 2,569), we find: - Effort makes leisure feel more meaningful - But not necessarily less enjoyable 🧵doi.org/10.1038/s44271…
I absolutely loved @paulbloomatyale's article. It starts one way and ends in another. Beautifully written, and as usual with Paul, reveals something interesting and true. Read it!
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Today I spoke with Edwin Rutsch, Director of the Center for Building a Culture of Empathy, about how to define #empathy, how it can be regulated #wisely, and how it can be enacted such that the target feels heard and understood. youtube.com/watch?v=YpDG87…
I had a fun conversation with Stan Steindl, who has a podcast named Compassion in T-Shirt. When I heard the name I had to say yes to the podcast invitation! Can AI Be More Compassionate Than Humans? | Michael Inzlicht youtu.be/23pD0B1X-Js?si… via @YouTube
Make Partying Great Again
Adding this incredible chart from @DKThomp to the mix. There has been an enormous decline in in-person socialization that has corresponded with massive declines in mental wellbeing and dramatic increases in selfishness and political radicalism over the past decade.
New work confirming the frustration-decoupling theory of Conscientiousness and extending it to physical work as well as intellectual effort. 1. Work is frustrating. 2. Frustration makes us stop working. 3. Conscientiousness decouples the link of effort to frustration, allowing…
✨ Excited to share that I’m joining the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto (@UofT) as a tenure-track Assistant Professor! 🇨🇦📍 My research focuses on how we can better navigate life in a distraction-filled world.🌿
Motivation and Emotion is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief! 4-year term starting Jan 2025. Looking for someone with vision, experience in motivation/emotion research, and editorial chops. Deadline: Aug 1. Ready to shape the field? Details: [email protected]
For The First Time In History, the Reigning NBA, NHL, and MLB, Finals/Playoffs MVPs are all Canadian 🇨🇦