Art of Manliness Podcast #88: How to Change the Stories You Tell About Yourself with Tim Wilson

Originally published November 2014. Today I talk to University of Virginia professor of psychology Dr. Tim Wilson about his book Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change. The thesis of Redirect is this: if you want to change unwanted behaviors and mindsets that are holding you back, you simply need to edit the story you tell about yourself. We can edit our cognitive story by taking part in some simple, scientifically proven writing exercises on a regular basis. Dr. Wilson shares how to do these exercises in our podcast. Show Highlights: Why talking to a counselor immediately after a traumatic event can actually increase the chance of getting PTSD The different ways we can edit the story inside of our head The writing exercise that you can do to change unwanted mindsets How “fake it until you make it” is another useful story editing tool What George Bailey from It’s a Wonderful Life can teach us about the power of cognitive story editing How college students can use cognitive story editing to improve their grades What parents can do to provide useful stories to their children that will help them be resilient And much more! Show notes: https://ift.tt/2JZgyUy Follow us! https://ift.tt/1FOPIX2 http://twitter.com/artofmanliness https://ift.tt/YAd15k https://ift.tt/1DUJeqE