One of the experiments i was very close to running is looking at what happens when people listen to the superman theme song verses the rocky theme song. It's kind of like a entity versee incremental theory, which is the caroldec research on, can you get a little bit better? Verses growth, verses fixed mind sets, right? So the thinking was, do these songs put us in those moods where we feel like we can do anything and that should not elevate our performance. That was a study we were considering,. If you're interested in geeking out on nonsensical things, maybe graduate schools for you.
Ron Friedman, an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. Ron has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and has consulted for some of the world’s most successful organizations. Ron's new book is Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success. In this conversation, Ron shares how using reverse engineering helps to master new skills faster.
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