Curiosity Daily Podcast: The Right Way to Set Goals
Learn about how the coronavirus pandemic may have changed Americans’ attitudes about the poor; how you can relieve stress by learning something new; and a trick for setting goals to help you achieve what you want.
January 01, 2021
Episode Show Notes:
COVID-19 may have changed Americans’ attitudes about the poor by Steffie Drucker
- Dolan, E. W. (2020, November 21). Study suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has altered Americans attitudes toward inequality and the poor. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2020/11/study-suggests-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-altered-americans-attitudes-toward-inequality-and-the-poor-58598
- Wiwad, D., Mercier, B., Piff, P. K., Shariff, A., & Aknin, L. B. (2021). Recognizing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Poor Alters Attitudes Towards Poverty and Inequality. Journal of experimental social psychology, 93, 104083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2020.104083
- Piff, P. K., Wiwad, D., Robinson, A. R., Aknin, L. B., Mercier, B., & Shariff, A. (2020). Shifting attributions for poverty motivates opposition to inequality and enhances egalitarianism. Nature Human Behaviour, 4(5), 496-505. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0835-8
- COVID-19, Generosity and Gender. (2020). COVID-19, Generosity and Gender. Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/institutes/womens-philanthropy-institute/research/covid.html
- Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) 2020 Q2 Fundraising Report | GivingTuesday. (2019). Givingtuesday.org. https://www.givingtuesday.org/lab/2020/10/fundraising-effectiveness-project-fep-2020-q2-fundraising-report
To Relieve Stress, Try Taking a Learning Break by Ashley Hamer
- Pietrangelo, A. (2017, June 5). The Effects of Stress on Your Body. Healthline; Healthline Media. https://www.healthline.com/health/stress/effects-on-body
- Lebowitz, S. (2015, September). 9 ways too much stress screws up your life - Business Insider. Business Insider; Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-stress-affects-your-behavior-2015-9
- To Cope with Stress, Try Learning Something New. (2018, September 4). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2018/09/to-cope-with-stress-try-learning-something-new
- Zhang, C., Mayer, D. M., & Hwang, E. (2018). More is less: Learning but not relaxing buffers deviance under job stressors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(2), 123–136. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000264
Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals to Achieve the Things You Want by Joanie Faletto
- SMART Goals: How to Make Your Goals Achievable. (2016). Mindtools.com. https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/smart-goals.htm
- BJ Fogg Interviews:
- A New Way to Build Habits (w/ Dr. BJ Fogg) and the Best Time of Day to Exercise https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/a-new-way-to-build-habits-dr-bj-fogg-the-best-time-of-day-to-exercise
- Why New Habits Have to Be Tiny (w/ Dr. BJ Fogg) and Why Human Infants Are Late Bloomers https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/why-new-habits-have-to-be-tiny-dr-bj-fogg-why-human-infants-are-late-bloomers
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