Dr. Michael Norton- The Ritual Effect

Apr 6, 2024

Dr. Michael Norton, author of 'The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual', talks about the hidden power of rituals in our daily lives. They discuss the impact of rituals, the difference between habits and rituals, personal rituals, rituals in transitions like becoming a leader, and family rituals. Dr. Norton explores how rituals can improve performance and help navigate life, create family traditions, and the significance of rituals in diverse areas of life.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

Exploring the Power of Rituals in Daily Life

03:28 • 17min

Exploring the Value of Self-Created Rituals

20:43 • 3min

Exploring the Importance of Family Rituals and the Role of the Ritual Keeper

23:19 • 4min

The Transformative Power of Rituals

27:13 • 14min

Embracing Meaningful Rituals in Daily Life

40:44 • 2min

Exploring the Significance of Rituals in Diverse Areas of Life

42:28 • 2min

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Dr. Michael Norton joins Joe to discuss his new book, The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions. In this episode, Joe and Dr. Norton explore the hidden power of rituals in our daily lives. Highlights from this episode include:

Understanding the powerful impact of rituals
The difference between a habit and a ritual
How to find and examine our own personal rituals
The role of rituals in transitions (becoming a leader, returning from combat, retiring from the military)
How rituals can improve our performance and help us better navigate life
Rituals and family life
How to create family traditions when you move all the time
....and much more!

Michael Norton is the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He has studied human behavior as it relates to love and inequality, time and money, and happiness and grief. He is the author of The Ritual Effect and the coauthor—with Elizabeth Dunn—of Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending. In 2012, he was selected by Wired magazine as one of “50 People Who Will Change the World.” His TEDx talk, How to Buy Happiness, has been viewed nearly 4.5 million times. He is a frequent contributor to such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Scientific American, and has made numerous television, radio, and podcast appearances.

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