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This series of video podcasts is based upon a system for success developed by psychologist, Dr. Bill Crawford, (Ph.D.). The basic premise of this philosophy is that the reason we are less than effective is that the problems in our life trigger the release of certain stress-related chemicals that engage the lower 20% of our brain which is incapable of creative thinking. This results in feelings of stress, frustration, and the desire to either lash out or escape. What makes Dr. Crawford's "Top ...
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Cinema Science Podcast: Scientists Chat About Their Favorite Movies and Shows
Stressed Out Neuroscience PhD Students
Scientists chat about their favorite movies, games, and TV shows! Every other week, Anne and Heidi interview a researcher about their favorite piece of media and the science behind it. Listen for your favorite movie!
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"When feeling angry, worried or frustrated, what if we are asking ourselves the wrong questions?" ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Stress is what happens when your gut says 'no way,' but your mouth says 'no problem'." ~ Unknown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"The test of our humanity, is the ability to have compassion for the people we know well enough not to like." ~ Adapted from the play After Ashley by Gina Gionfriddo (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Sometimes knowing what to do is knowing when to stop." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"The thing that kills motivation is, when thinking of a goal, people want to be the person who has done it versus the person doing it." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“When faced with conflicting thoughts and emotions, we must decide what to trust, what we fear, or what we know. What’s important is that this decision be made by the knowledgeable versus the anxious part of the brain!” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Given that students are experiencing increasing anxiety today, isn’t up to us to give them the information and tools they need to succeed?" ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“In order for people to take responsibility for their actions, we need to remove the fear of blame and shame from the equation.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." ~ George Bernard Shaw (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“Patience isn’t simply the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” ~ Joyce Meyer (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"The problem with anxiety is that its main byproduct is more anxiety." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“Lacking a sense of psychological safety, people shut down…often without realizing it. They are less likely to seek or accept feedback, and also less likely to experiment, to discuss errors, and to speak up about potential problems.” ~ Christine Porath (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)…
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“We can’t have constructive conversations with others while having destructive conversations with ourselves.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"When we put problems on the back burner, often they just sit there and burn." ~ Georgia Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Criticism can be effective when there is something that must be destroyed or dissolved, but it is capable only of harm when there is something to be built." ~ Carl Jung (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Under all anger is fear, and under all fear is fear of loss.” ~ Unknown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"To deal successfully with difficult people and situations we must first see them as an opportunity to practice defining who we are." - Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"The need to be perfect is often driven more by fear of failure or disapproval than the joy of achieving one's goals." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"You can't create a solution-focused conversation from a problem-focused mindset." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"To influence ourself, we must understand our "selves," or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors, and then draw upon them as needed." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Bitterness does more harm to the vessel in which it is stored... than the vessel on which it is poured." ~ Anonymous (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Stress is what happens when your gut says 'no way,' but your mouth says 'no problem'." ~ Unknown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Leaders (and parents) must either invest a reasonable amount of time attending to fears and feelings or squander an unreasonable amount of time trying to manage ineffective and unproductive behavior." ~ Brené Brown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another's state of mind." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"You don't have to attend every argument to which you are invited." ~ Unknown (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"In this new connection economy your success is no longer about your ability to simply do what you are told, and do it well." ~ Adapted from Seth Godin (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"The problem with anxiety is that its main byproduct is more anxiety." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." ~ George Bernard Shaw (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are." ~ Sidney Poitier (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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The Four Fold Way 1. Show up 2. Pay attention to the meaningful 3. Say your truth without judgement 4. Be open to, but not attached to the outcome ~ Angeles Arrien (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Drama doesn't just walk into our life. We either invite it, create it, or keep it alive by associating with it." ~ Adapted from Brooke Hampton (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"When deciding what to do next, we can always ask: Does this thought, emotion, or behavior bring me closer to or take me further away from my center? ~ Adapted from Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D. (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“Often, the best gift isn’t what we buy, but who we are, and what we say and do with those we love.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“In order to break the cycle of stress and frustration we must first be aware of the problem and then turn it into the practice field.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“Sleep is simply a chemical change in our brain and body (melatonin) - It’s not a place we go, it is a state of being that we fall into.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Until we consciously choose the beliefs that affect our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, we will be driven by the unconscious, fear-based part of the brain." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"You can’t make a good deal with a bad person.” ~ Warren Buffet (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“To find the true cause of how we think and feel, find the ‘sponsoring thought’ that created the interpretation that influenced our experience of life.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“We all know that trust is the foundation for any meaningful conversation and/or relationship… what we often don’t know is the neuroscience required to make this happen.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“If we consume simply what we are fed with respect to ‘the news,’ we run the risk of being inflamed versus informed.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"To achieve anything, we must have three things, a clear purpose, a pathway, and the persistence necessary to see it through." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Those who are constantly at war with others are seldom at peace with themselves." ~ William Hazlitt (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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“In order to be influential with others we must be coming from the best of who we are and reaching for the best of who they are.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"The Key to being heard and understood is to ensure we are engaging their receptive brain versus driving them further into the resistant brain." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"In order to prevent someone from attacking our defense we need to know the difference between defending and being defensive.” ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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"Anxiety is a signal that something needs to change…. Suffering is when we don't make the change." ~ Bill Crawford (https://www.billcrawfordphd.com/quote-video-blog/)By Bill Crawford, Ph.D.
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