{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"189: Roy Baumeister on Overcoming the Power of Bad","description":"\u201cLife has to win every day, death only has to win once.\u201d \u2014 Roy Baumeister Today it\u2019s great to have Roy Baumeister on the podcast. Dr. Baumeister is currently professor of psychology at the University of Queensland and is among the most prolific and most frequently cited psychologists in the world, with over 650 publications. His 40 books include the New York Times bestseller Willpower. His research covers self and identity, self-regulation, interpersonal rejection and the need to belong, sexuality and gender, aggression, self-esteem, meaning, consciousness, free will, and self-presentation. In 2013 he received the William James award for lifetime achievement in psychological science (the Association for Psychological Science\u2019s highest honor), and his latest book, co-authored with John Tierney, is called \u201cThe Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It\u201d. In this episode we discuss: How the human brain has a tendency to focus on the bad Why bad is processed more thoroughly than good The latest research on ego depletion  Roy\u2019s take on the replication crisis Why falsely accused people have trouble repairing their reputation Why the bad gets so much more publicity than the good Early career researchers and the lack of incentive for exporation Why we are wired for bad The importance of the Pollyanna principle Roy\u2019s words of wisdom for those with anxiety over the Coronavirus \u201cThe rule of 4\u201d Why are hell fearing religions more popular than those preaching a benevolent message? Gordon Allport\u2019s distinction between mature and immature religion The riskiness of drawing too much on the self Roy\u2019s thoughts on the best route to the good life Ways we can see the bigger picture The \u201cnegative Golden Rule\u201d How to get on the \u201clow-bad diet\u201d ","author_name":"The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thepsychologypodcast.com","html":"