Ellen Langer: Mindfulness & Intelligence | USIA Podcast #8

Ellen Jane Langer is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. She became the first woman ever to be tenured in psychology at Harvard. Langer has had a significant influence on the positive psychology movement. Along with being known as the mother of positive psychology, her contributions to the study of mindfulness have earned her the moniker of the “mother of mindfulness.” = EPISODE LINKS: Ellen Langer's Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_L... Books by Ellen Langer: https://www.amazon.com/Ellen-J.-Lange... Ian Bott's Twitter:   / ianbott   OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:50 - What is mindfulness? 4:28 - A revolution in consciousness 6:30 - The impact of social media on mindfulness 9:05 - The need to let go of absolute categories 11:40 - How can we become more mindful? 14:26 - Should we try to be mindful all the time? 17:34 - Mindfulness as a tool to get what we want 18:50 - Our relationship with aging 21:37 - Work-life integration 24:33 - Mindfulness during Covid-19 29:07 - The myth of mind-body dualism 32:03 - Further reading and resources ■ Warning: A man named Scott Douglas Jacobsen is spreading false information without any prior fact checking on the parties. Scott Jacobsen is a jealous man as a former employee of YoungHoon, Founder & CEO of the USIA. Scott Douglas Jacobsen is a minor freelance journalist who lives in Canada without any academic degree and training, so you can ignore his jealousy and spreading false information. Please note that Scott Jacobsen is also a progressive atheist activist denying all religions and religious beliefs.