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Psychotherapy and Applied PsychologyBuilding Autonomy, Motivation, Identity, & Self Determination with Dr. Richard KoestnerThis week's guest is Dr. Richard Koestner, a professor of Psychology at McGill University where he has conducted research on human motivation for 25 years.Dr. Koestner discusses the importance of autonomy in motivation, contrasting autonomous motivation with controlled motivation, and emphasizes the role of values in guiding personal interests. Dan and Dr. Koestner explore the complexities of autonomy, including the distinction between reactive and reflective autonomy, and offers insights into how parents and educators can support children's interests without imposing control.Special Guest: Dr. Richard KoestnerSelf-Determination ResourcesZuroff, D. C...
2025-10-2843 min
The High Performance PodcastWhy Giving Is Actually Good For Your Health, with Richard OsmanRichard Osman is known for his wit, his bestselling novels, and his sharp eye for detail. But behind it all is a simple guiding habit: tip generously.For Richard, it’s never just about money. Growing up tall and often feeling different gave him a deep sense of empathy, and over time he realised that generosity, whether through money, time, kindness, or attention, isn’t an extra, it’s essential. It’s how we connect, build trust, and shape the kind of people we want to be.In this episode, we explore what Richard’...
2025-10-0126 min
The LDA Podcast: An Exploration of Evidence-Informed Approaches to Learning and DevelopmentYou Oughta Know Richard Ryan- A Special Primer on SDTClark and Matt decided to share a special episode from our sister cast, YOU OUGHTA KNOW: THE MOTIVATION SERIES. In this special episode, Matt is joined by the co-developer of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), Richard M. Ryan, to talk about all things motivation. Think of it as a primer on SDT. We hit the basics…
What is motivation? What is SDT?
What are the origins of SDT?
The different types of motivation.
Rewards and their impact on one’s motivation.
Of course, the famous three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness).
We discuss strategies one may take to either create environmen...
2025-09-0751 min
You Oughta Know: The Motivation SeriesYou Oughta Know Richard Ryan- A Special Primer on SDTIn this special episode, Matt is joined by the co-developer of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), Richard M. Ryan. Think of this episode as a primer on SDT. We hit the basics…
What is motivation? What is SDT?
What are the origins of SDT?
The different types of motivation.
Rewards and their impact on one’s motivation.
Of course, the famous three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness).
We discuss strategies one may take to either create environments to meet others’ needs or to do it for oneself.
What is well-being? How is well-being related to motivation?
Is SDT universal? Is it culturally descri...
2025-09-0751 min
You Oughta Know: The Motivation Series (Video Version)You Oughta Know Richard Ryan- A Special Primer on SDT (VIDEO)THIS IS THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE EPISODE
In this special episode, Matt is joined by the co-developer of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), Richard M. Ryan. Think of this episode as a primer on SDT. We hit the basics…
What is motivation? What is SDT?
What are the origins of SDT?
The different types of motivation.
Rewards and their impact on one’s motivation.
Of course, the famous three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness).
We discuss strategies one may take to either create environments to meet others’ needs or to do it for oneself.
What is well-being? How is well-bei...
2025-09-0751 min
英语每日一听 | 每天少于5分钟第2580期:Why friends are sometimes unreliableDo you have a friend who happily agrees to your plans, only to disappear when the time eventually comes? Maybe they flake on you and cancel last minute, or just don't tell you and then ghost you completely. Or just maybe, it's you that sometimes lets people down. What lies behind this reluctance to keep to engagements? 您是否有一个朋友愉快地同意您的计划，只是在时间到来时就消失了？ 也许他们在您身上涂抹并取消最后一分钟，或者只是不告诉您，然后完全鬼魂。 或者，也许，有时候您会让人们失望。 这种不愿继续参与的背后是什么？ It could be our personality traits. According to psychology professor Richard Koestner, less conscientious or agreeable people tend to have less concern for others and are more likely to overbook themselves socially. While this can be due to bad time management, it can also be because people are afraid of confrontation and saying no to their friends, so end up agreeing to things that they don't really want to do. 这可能是我们的性格特征。...
2025-02-2402 min
Time to ChangeKatie Singh, a coach with a decade of experience helping individuals thrive, on integrating different areas of our lives successfully, in order to live out our values (#13)What if we shifted the conversation about balance to integration, focusing on integrating different our different roles and responsibilities into our life? And what if boundaries came from a place of embodying values, not resistance to social pressure? These are some of the ideas that Katie teaches.
Katie is a Co-Active Certified Coach and Facilitator, and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of California. She embodies the principles she teachers, findings ways to integrate her personal and work life to get closer to her ideal state. And in our conversation, you might find idea...
2025-01-0339 min
You Oughta Know: The Motivation Series (Video Version)You Oughta Know Richard Koestner (Video)THIS IS THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE PODCAST.
In this episode of You Oughta Know: The Motivation Series, Matt is joined by Richard Koestner, professor of psychology from McGill University.
Today, we talk all things goals. Goal setting, goal achievement, tactics for successful goal attainment, how goals can get undermined, and more.
SHOW NOTES:
Richard mentions the work of Ken Sheldon, Andy Eliot, and Tim Kasser and their respective studies from the 90s and early 2000s.
Sheldon, K. M., & Elliot, A. J. (1998). Not all personal goals are “personal”: Comparing autonomous and cont...
2024-08-0553 min
You Oughta Know: The Motivation SeriesYou Oughta Know Richard KoestnerIn this episode of You Oughta Know: The Motivation Series, Matt is joined by Richard Koestner, professor of psychology from McGill University.
Today, we talk all things goals. Goal setting, goal achievement, tactics for successful goal attainment, how goals can get undermined, and more.
SHOW NOTES:
Richard mentions the work of Ken Sheldon, Andy Eliot, and Tim Kasser and their respective studies from the 90s and early 2000s.
Sheldon, K. M., & Elliot, A. J. (1998). Not all personal goals are “personal”: Comparing autonomous and controlling goals on effort and attainment. Personality and Social Psychology Bull...
2024-08-0553 min
Fitness mit M.A.R.K. - Abnehmen, Muskelaufbau, Ernährung und Motivation fürs TrainingWie Du den "Neustart-Effekt" nutzt, um Deine Fitness-Ziele zu rocken (#456)Maximale Fitness, minimaler Stressfaktor – jeden Sonntag in Marks Dranbleiber-Newsletter.Wer im Gym trainiert, kennt das: Jedes Jahr wieder bilden sich im Januar Warteschlangen an den Squat-Racks, und nach ein paar Wochen ist der Spuk wieder vorbei.Auch in den Medien ist das Thema "gute Vorsätze" zu einer Art Running-Gag geworden ("alle Jahre wieder..."), weil Neujahrsvorsätze angeblich sowieso ein One-Way-Ticket ins Land des Scheiterns sind.Aber es stimmt nicht. Jedenfalls nicht unbedingt.Jedem Neuanfang wohnt ein Zauber inne, sagt man. Die Wissenschaft bestätigt dies. Sie nennt das Phänomen den "N...
2023-12-2631 minFitness mit M.A.R.K. - Abnehmen, Muskelaufbau, Ernährung und Motivation fürs TrainingWie Du den "Neustart-Effekt" nutzt, um Deine Fitness-Ziele zu rocken (#456)Maximale Fitness, minimaler Stressfaktor – jeden Sonntag in Marks Dranbleiber-Newsletter.Wer im Gym trainiert, kennt das: Jedes Jahr wieder bilden sich im Januar Warteschlangen an den Squat-Racks, und nach ein paar Wochen ist der Spuk wieder vorbei.Auch in den Medien ist das Thema "gute Vorsätze" zu einer Art Running-Gag geworden ("alle Jahre wieder..."), weil Neujahrsvorsätze angeblich sowieso ein One-Way-Ticket ins Land des Scheiterns sind.Aber es stimmt nicht. Jedenfalls nicht unbedingt.Jedem Neuanfang wohnt ein Zauber inne, sagt man. Die Wissenschaft bestätigt dies. Sie nennt das Phänomen den "N...
2023-12-2631 min
Garage Gym AthleteSetting Goals in 2023 Through the Lens of the Self Determination TheoryMost people are throwing goal-setting out the window in 2023! But why? Most people don't suck at setting goals, and they don't suck at achieving goals. The real struggle is understanding your psyche enough to set and achieve even your most ambitious goals. Today, we look at the science from the Self Determination Theory to uncover the true secret to achieving your goals. Today's referenced studies: "Self-Determination Theory: A Macrotheory of Human Motivation, Development, and Health" by Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan is a seminal paper that introduces the self-determination theory and outlines its k...
2023-01-0231 min
Living Your Greatness#89 Richard Koestner: A World-Leading Researcher Who Uses the Self-Determination Theory, the Leading Empirical Theory of Motivation in the 21st CenturyDr. Richard Koestner is a professor of Psychology at McGill University. He completed his education at the University of Rochester and Harvard University. Richard founded McGill Human Motivation Lab 30 years ago and over the last 3 years has partnered with the Black Community Resource Center to examine the impact of the COVID pandemic on Black Young Adults. Richard won the Canadian Psychology Association's Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science. In 2007 Richard won the McGill University award for excellence in teaching and training. He has supervised over 30 successful Ph.D. students and m...
2022-12-1147 min
The Sisyphus 55 PodcastHow To Figure Out What To Do With Your Life (with Dr. Richard Koestner)This is a conversation with Dr. Richard Koestner, a McGill clinical psychologist who specializes in human motivation. I had the privilege to conduct research in his lab and he heavily shaped my academic career with his guidance. Faith Over BreakfastPastors from two creative communities, Andy Littleton and Eric Cepin, discuss the...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
2022-11-2048 min
Management MuseIncentives: Dodging CarrotsOrganizational incentives are tricky, in at least eight counterproductive ways. This episode of Management Muse is inspired by "On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B," a timeless article written by Steven Kerr in the 1970s, this episode provides eight classic examples of incentives that frequently are either misplaced, distorted or internally inconsistent:1. Demanding teamwork but rewarding individual achievement.2. Valuing diversity but continuing to hire the same types of people.3. Encouraging merit and excellence, but doling out paltry, across-the-board increases that reward no one.4. Rallying employees to show customer l...
2022-05-0353 min
Management MuseEP9 Incentives: Dodging CarrotsOrganizational incentives are tricky, in at least eight counterproductive ways. This episode of Management Muse is inspired by "On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B," a timeless article written by Steven Kerr in the 1970s, this episode provides eight classic examples of incentives that frequently are either misplaced, distorted or internally inconsistent:
Demanding teamwork but rewarding individual achievement.
Valuing diversity but continuing to hire the same types of people.
Encouraging merit and excellence, but doling out paltry, across-the-board increases that reward no one.
Rallying employees to show customer love, but internally communicating dismissiveness or disrespect towards...
2022-05-0353 min
WhyKnowledgeMattersGOAL SETTINGSend us a textIn this episode, Prof. Dr. Koestner explains how to successfully set goals and its importance.Richard Koestner is one of the world's leading researcher in human motivation for over 40 years and professor of Psychology at McGill University. He leads the McGill Human Motivation Lab. Richard received his PhD from the University of Rochester where he worked with Ed Deci and Richard Ryan on research related to self-determination theory. He also worked with Miron Zuckerman on research related to personality. He subsequently completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University and Boston University where...
2022-03-0238 minWhyKnowledgeMattersNEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONSend us a textIn this episode, Prof. Dr. Koestner explains why you should set a New Year's Resolution, how to set successfully a New Year's Resolution, and why you should potentially reset your New Year's Resolution on July 1st.Richard Koestner is one of the world's leading researcher in human motivation for over 40 years and professor of Psychology at McGill University. He leads the McGill Human Motivation Lab. Richard received his PhD from the University of Rochester where he worked with Ed Deci and Richard Ryan on research related to self-determination theory. He also worked...
2022-01-0429 minWhyKnowledgeMattersNEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONIn this episode, Prof. Dr. Koestner explains why you should set a New Year's Resolution, how to set successfully a New Year's Resolution, and why you should potentially reset your New Year's Resolution on July 1st.Richard Koestner is one of the world's leading researcher in human motivation for over 40 years and professor of Psychology at McGill University. He leads the McGill Human Motivation Lab. Richard received his PhD from the University of Rochester where he worked with Ed Deci and Richard Ryan on research related to self-determination theory. He...
2022-01-0129 minWhyKnowledgeMattersNEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONIn this episode, Prof. Dr. Koestner explains why you should set a New Year's Resolution, how to set successfully a New Year's Resolution, and why you should potentially reset your New Year's Resolution on July 1st.Richard Koestner is one of the world's leading researcher in human motivation for over 40 years and professor of Psychology at McGill University. He leads the McGill Human Motivation Lab. Richard received his PhD from the University of Rochester where he worked with Ed Deci and Richard Ryan on research related to self-determination theory. He...
2021-12-3125 min
fckfreud#27: Prokrastination: Wie beenden wir das ewige Aufschieben?Welches Thema passt wohl besser nach einer ungewollten FckFreud-Podcastpause?! Na, kommt jemand darauf? Natürlich Prokrastination. Wir quatschen darüber, wie und wann wir uns in komischen Prokrastinationssituation wiederfinden. Denn wer ist denn noch nicht in einem Youtube-Rabbithole oder mit Partyhut und dem Tagebuch aus alten Zeiten aufgewacht, obwohl gerade eine Abgabe, Klausur oder Bewerbung anstand? Natürlich versuchen wir, wissenschaftlich fundierte Wege aus dem ewigen Aufschieben zu finden und verbinden, gewohnt pseudowissenschaftlich, das große Thema Prokrastination mit psychologischen Theorien, die treuen FckFreud-Hörer*inen bekannt vorkommen dürften. Wir freuen uns wie immer über eure Gedanken auf den bekannt...
2021-11-181h 20
Being HumanMaking motivation stick: the importance of autonomy and playfulness (with Prof. Richard Koestner)"If you find some goals that you're interested in and that are personally meaningful, what you'll find is the effort comes naturally to pursuing these - you don't have to rely on self-control." ~ Richard Koestner
When we try to motivate ourselves, why doesn't self-control work as well as we'd hoped? And how can autonomy and playfulness help us to succeed where self-control and willpower fall short?
In this enlightening episode of Being Human, Dr Chua Sook Ning is joined by Richard Koestner - a professor of psychology at McGill University and expert on successful goal-setting...
2021-04-2946 min
The Dimsum DiariesEpisode 8: Setting Goals, Developing Expertise and Other Lessons From My Motivation ClassIn this episode, I share some of the lessons I have learned from my human motivation psychology class at McGill University. The course is taught by my favourite professor, Richard Koestner, and is accompanied by the required reading of Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson and Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson. This class has taught me so much about how to set and succeed at goals as well as how to develop expertise in any domain. I just took my midterm for this course last Friday, so I...
2021-03-1728 min
Deutsche Tischtennis AkademieDTTA - Podcast #6 QuicktippFeedback und Instruktionen während des Trainings (Richard Prause)
Dazu empfehlen wir für die eigene Vertiefung den Beitrag von studlib.de (Arten von Feedback und dessen Qualität), der die aktuelle Forschung sowie Merkmale von Feedback zusammenfasst. So viel sei jedoch schon erwähnt:
„Eindeutige Zusammenhänge zwischen Lob und Leistung konnten bisher noch nicht nachgewiesen werden (zsf. Deci, Koestner & Ryan, 1999; Gage & Berliner, 1996; Lysakowski & Walberg, 1981), was unter anderem damit zu erklären ist, dass die Wirksamkeit von Lob von zahlreichen weiteren Aspekten abhängig sein kann, wie der Spezifität des Lobs, der zeitlichen Beziehung zum Schülerver...
2018-11-0103 min