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Changing Minds Part 4: Slaying our Dragons
Season 7 · Episode 4

Changing Minds Part 4: Slaying our Dragons

Michael speaks with the University of Victoria’s Robert Gifford to discuss the excuses we make to avoid acting, called the Dragons of Inaction.

In Over My Head

December 16, 202223m 20s

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Show Notes

Michael speaks with the University of Victoria’s Robert Gifford to discuss the Dragons of Inaction. Robert explains what these psychological dragons are and how his work started. They make their way through the lair, exploring the seven genera of dragons including limited cognition, social comparison, sunk cost, and ideology. Robert offers solutions to slay your dragons and what you can do to have an impact.

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Robert Gifford's Website

Topics

Dragons of Incationenvironmental psychology