In this episode 7 chapters
- Ninety Percent Chimp, Ten Percent Bee
Corey frames motivation as the choice between painkillers and vitamins.
- Whose Desire Is It?
As people climb the value memes and leave the hive, they have to tell intrinsic motivation apart from desires absorbed from culture, and from sex, parenthood and kinship drives that work beneath…
- The Hum of Shame
Keith maps a range of relating that runs from manipulation to collaborative dialectic.
- Men, Meaning, and the Warrior
Men's dependence on outside sources of worth goes back to the split between public and private spheres.
- We Are Parts of Our Children
After explaining criterion velocity as a key to happiness, Corey and Keith describe families as growth hierarchies that eventually turn upside down.
- The Gift of Shame
Shame is necessary for culture and virtue.
- Leaving the Comfort Zone
Answering a viewer's question, Keith shows how purpose and service turn discomfort into heroic ordeals.
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How can we consciously step out of the safety of our comfort zones, and into our greater purpose and potential?
Dr. Keith and Corey explore the complex psychology of motivation — the various sticks and carrots we use to get out of bed in the morning and keep ourselves moving forward in our lives, sustaining the inertia we need to push us through any number of hardships, setbacks, and growth opportunities.
And of course these sources of motivation are as multifaceted as the human mind itself. We can notice interior motivations and exterior motivations, individual and collective motivations, motivations to feel more whole, motivations to feel like we are part of a greater whole, etc. — all focused, enacted, and enforced in very different ways at each stage of development.
So how do we as integralists navigate and reconcile this vast array of motivations, both within us and outside of us? How can we better align ourselves with our deepest, most purposeful motivations so that we can more fully contribute our gifts to the world? Watch as Dr. Keith and Corey explore these questions, and more.
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About Keith Witt
Dr. Keith Witt is a Licensed Psychologist, teacher, and author who has lived and worked in Santa Barbara, CA. for over forty years. Dr. Witt is also the founder of The School of Love.
About Corey deVos
Corey W. deVos is editor and producer of Integral Life. He has worked for Integral Institute/Integal Life since Spring of 2003, and has been a student of integral theory and practice since 1996. Corey is also a professional woodworker, and many of his artworks can be found in his VisionLogix art gallery.
