LET IT OUT 171 | Daniel Lerner on Positive Psychology, Science of Happiness, Importance of Relationships, and Knowing Your Strengths
Popular NYU professor, author, positive psychology expert, and peak performance coach Dan Lerner and I talk about utilizing your strengths, impacts of social media, relationships, and flow vs deliberate practice.
Full show notes here.
Notes from the show:
-Daniel's Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
-Check out his book U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (and Life) and check out some of the free resources here that go with the book
-Some influential people on the positive psychology movement that Daniel mention's in the podcast: Martin Seligman, Chris Peterson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (who wrote the book Flow)
-article summing up Anders Ericsson's view on deliberate practice
-most of us are fimilar with the Myers Briggs Test however Daniel strongly recommends taking the VIA psychology test to find out your stregnths
-PREP (prevention and relationship enhancement program) - tools for dealing with negative or difficult relationships
-Books we mention::
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Gift Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World by Lewis Hyde
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked by Adam Alter (I also heard an interview with him on Fresh Air)
-Movies he recommends:: The Tree of Life, Whiplash and Sing
-His recommended food is the Avacado Dessert at Empellon in Midtown on 53rd (if you are in NYC)
We also mention this fun clip from Aziz Ansari on texting/social media/dating::
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFR4PPxp2z8
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