Dr. Ethan Kross

A Portuguese physician develops the lobotomy. I think it was initially called a leucotomy. Essentially, making some holes in your frontal cortex.

A Portuguese physician develops the lobotomy. I think it was initially called a leucotomy. Essentially, making some holes in your frontal cortex.

Relieved people's interest in pursuing lots of... It caused major, major, major dysfunction. And to be clear... This is not an advocated emotion regulation intervention.

Relieved people's interest in pursuing lots of... It caused major, major, major dysfunction. And to be clear... This is not an advocated emotion regulation intervention.

Relieved people's interest in pursuing lots of... It caused major, major, major dysfunction. And to be clear... This is not an advocated emotion regulation intervention.

Yeah. Generally not a good thing. But, you know, just to go back to the lobotomy, what's amazing to me is like, that was... perceived to be such an advance that it won the Nobel Prize. Like the Nobel Prize. Because it calmed people down. Calmed people down, right?

Yeah. Generally not a good thing. But, you know, just to go back to the lobotomy, what's amazing to me is like, that was... perceived to be such an advance that it won the Nobel Prize. Like the Nobel Prize. Because it calmed people down. Calmed people down, right?

Yeah. Generally not a good thing. But, you know, just to go back to the lobotomy, what's amazing to me is like, that was... perceived to be such an advance that it won the Nobel Prize. Like the Nobel Prize. Because it calmed people down. Calmed people down, right?

So I raise these issues to just point that, like we've been struggling to identify tools to manage our emotions effectively for a really long time. And now fast forward to the present,

So I raise these issues to just point that, like we've been struggling to identify tools to manage our emotions effectively for a really long time. And now fast forward to the present,

So I raise these issues to just point that, like we've been struggling to identify tools to manage our emotions effectively for a really long time. And now fast forward to the present,

We have not solved the puzzle of emotion regulation yet, but I would argue that we have made major advances in identifying non-invasive science-based tools that can be leveraged to help people lead more productive emotional lives. And so, you know, you raised this question earlier about what is a productive life? What is a good life? And I think answering that question is in part

We have not solved the puzzle of emotion regulation yet, but I would argue that we have made major advances in identifying non-invasive science-based tools that can be leveraged to help people lead more productive emotional lives. And so, you know, you raised this question earlier about what is a productive life? What is a good life? And I think answering that question is in part

We have not solved the puzzle of emotion regulation yet, but I would argue that we have made major advances in identifying non-invasive science-based tools that can be leveraged to help people lead more productive emotional lives. And so, you know, you raised this question earlier about what is a productive life? What is a good life? And I think answering that question is in part

relevant to how I think about, how do you define self-control in many ways or emotion regulation? Or let me, not just how you define it, but what are the component parts? So we've been talking about tools throughout this conversation, all these different tools that exist, these different shifters for pushing our emotions or chat around. That's one core part of regulating effectively.

relevant to how I think about, how do you define self-control in many ways or emotion regulation? Or let me, not just how you define it, but what are the component parts? So we've been talking about tools throughout this conversation, all these different tools that exist, these different shifters for pushing our emotions or chat around. That's one core part of regulating effectively.

relevant to how I think about, how do you define self-control in many ways or emotion regulation? Or let me, not just how you define it, but what are the component parts? So we've been talking about tools throughout this conversation, all these different tools that exist, these different shifters for pushing our emotions or chat around. That's one core part of regulating effectively.

But another core part is our motivation or our goals. And you need both motivation and tools. So I can know about all the tools on the planet that scientists have discovered. If I'm not motivated to manage my emotions, I'm not going to use those tools. If, on the other hand, I am highly motivated to regulate my emotions, but I don't know what the tools are, I'm not going to be that effective.

But another core part is our motivation or our goals. And you need both motivation and tools. So I can know about all the tools on the planet that scientists have discovered. If I'm not motivated to manage my emotions, I'm not going to use those tools. If, on the other hand, I am highly motivated to regulate my emotions, but I don't know what the tools are, I'm not going to be that effective.

But another core part is our motivation or our goals. And you need both motivation and tools. So I can know about all the tools on the planet that scientists have discovered. If I'm not motivated to manage my emotions, I'm not going to use those tools. If, on the other hand, I am highly motivated to regulate my emotions, but I don't know what the tools are, I'm not going to be that effective.