Roy Baumeister: Free Will, The Self, Ego, Will Power

Roy Baumeister joins Theories of Everything to discuss the complexities of free will, the interplay between self-control and societal behaviors, and the psychological impacts of rejection and belongingness.  Consider signing up for TOEmail at https://www.curtjaimungal.org LINKS MENTIONED: Debate Between Roy Baumeister & Robert Sapolsky - https://youtu.be/xeb98U9d1hg Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength - https://a.co/d/4PMNQyX Intersectional Implicit Bias - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35587425/ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 02:16 - The Human Mind 09:45 - Language 15:34 - Do Animates Have Free Will? 20:02 - Robert Sapolsky 28:20 - Different Free Will Outlooks 40:54 - Ego Depletion & Decision Fatigue 50:26 - Self Regulation 55:44 - Left vs. Right Brain 59:15 - Willpower 01:12:49 - How To Increase Willpower 01:19:15 - Opposing Mainstream Views 01:20:08 - What Needs More Attention? 01:21:59 - Prejudices In America 01:26:25 - Q&A 01:38:38 - Support TOE   Support TOE:  - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!)  - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE  - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch    Follow TOE:  - *NEW* Get my 'Top 10 TOEs' PDF + Weekly Personal Updates: https://www.curtjaimungal.org  - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod  - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_  - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt  - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs  - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802  - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP  - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e  - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices