Dilip Jeste - Anyone and Everyone Can Become WISER

                                 

Dr. Dilip V. Jeste  is the author of 'Wiser: the scientific roots of wisdom' and speaks to us about how "If you think you’re WISE, you aren’t" and tells us that "Anyone and everyone can become WISER" along with eight other great lessons. Hosted by Duff Watkins.

About Dr Dilip Jeste

Dr. Dilip V. Jeste is Director of The Stein Institute for Research on Ageing, and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, and a neuropsychiatrist with particular specialism in successful aging and schizophrenia.

He is author of Wiser: the scientific roots of wisdom (and 13 other books).  His 625 published scientific papers are among most cited in the world (he’s in the top .5% of publishing researchers).  He is also a former president of the American Psychiatric Association. He was the first Asian-American elected President of the American Psychiatric Association in its 175 year history which has over 40,000 members.  He is listed in “Best Doctors in America.”

He has published a number of influential papers detailing the neural activity associated with wise behaviours and you can watch his fascinating TED talk Seeking Wisdom in Graying Matter by clicking here.

Episode Notes

Lesson 1: If you think you’re WISE, you aren’t 04m 45s.

Lesson 2: Anyone and everyone can become WISER 08m 05s.

Lesson 3: Don't give up your accent 11m 50s

Lesson 4: Spend some time with people you DISLIKE 16m00s.

Lesson 5: Controlled PESSIMISM is better than uncontrolled OPTIMISM 21m 10s.

Lesson 6: ONEliness is good, LONEliness is not 26m 06s.

Lesson 7: Finding YOUR fault is harder than finding THEIR fault 30m 41s.

Lesson 8: Too much of a VIRTUE can be BAD 36m 05s.

Lesson 9: BALANCE:  Feel sad when happy; feel happy when sad 39m 19s.

Lesson 10: Act OLD when young; act YOUNG when old 44m 00s.