Kelly McGonigal | Speaker | TED

Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal is a leader in the growing field of “science-help.” Through books, articles, courses and workshops, ... Menu Mainmenu TED Watch TEDTalks BrowsethelibraryofTEDtalksandspeakers TEDRecommends GetTEDTalkspickedjustforyou Playlists 100+collectionsofTEDTalks,forcuriousminds TEDSeries GodeeperintofascinatingtopicswithoriginalvideoseriesfromTED. TED-Edvideos Watch,shareandcreatelessonswithTED-Ed TEDxTalks Talksfromindependentlyorganizedlocalevents Discover Topics ExploreTEDofferingsbytopic Podcasts TED'soriginalpodcastinitiatives TEDBooks Shortbookstofeedyourcravingforideas IdeasBlog Ourdailycoverageoftheworldofideas Newsletter Inspirationdeliveredstraighttoyourinbox Attend Conferences Takepartinourevents:TED,TEDGlobalandmore TEDxevents Findandattendlocal,independentlyorganizedevents TEDonscreen ExperienceTEDfromhome Participate Nominate Recommendspeakers,AudaciousProjects,Fellowsandmore OrganizealocalTEDxevent RulesandresourcestohelpyouplanalocalTEDxevent Translate BringTEDtothenon-Englishspeakingworld TEDFellows Joinorsupportinnovatorsfromaroundtheglobe About Ourorganization Ourmission,history,team,andmore Conferences TEDConferences,past,present,andfuture Programs&Initiatives DetailsaboutTED'sworld-changinginitiatives PartnerwithTED Learnhowyoucanpartnerwithus TEDBlog UpdatesfromTEDandhighlightsfromourglobalcommunity TEDGuidetoPublicSpeaking Aninsider’sguidetocreatingtalksthatareunforgettable Membership Signin Search Search: Cancelsearch TEDSpeaker TEDAttendee KellyMcGonigal Healthpsychologist TEDSpeaker TEDAttendee Website:KellyMcGonigal.com Twitter:@kellymcgonigal TEDSpeaker Personalprofile KellyMcGonigaltranslatesacademicresearchintopracticalstrategiesforhealth,happinessandpersonalsuccess. Whyyoushouldlisten StanfordUniversitypsychologistKellyMcGonigalisaleaderinthegrowingfieldof“science-help.”Throughbooks,articles,coursesandworkshops,McGonigalworkstohelpusunderstandandimplementthelatestscientificfindingsinpsychology,neuroscienceandmedicine.Straddlingtheworldsofresearchandpractice,McGonigalholdspositionsinboththeStanfordGraduateSchoolofBusinessandtheSchoolofMedicine.Hermostrecentbook, TheWillpowerInstinct,exploresthelatestresearchonmotivation,temptationandprocrastination,aswellaswhatittakestotransformhabits,persevereatchallengesandmakeasuccessfulchange.Sheisnowresearchinganewbookaboutthe"upsideofstress,"whichwilllookatbothwhystressisgoodforus,andwhatmakesusgoodatstress.Inherwords:"Theoldunderstandingofstressasaunhelpfulrelicofouranimalinstinctsisbeingreplacedbytheunderstandingthatstressactuallymakesussociallysmart--it'swhatallowsustobefullyhuman." Whatotherssay “Sheisaleaderdrivenbycompassionandpragmatism.” — Forbes.com KellyMcGonigal’sTEDtalk 14:28 KellyMcGonigal Howtomakestressyourfriend Posted Sep2013 MorenewsandideasfromKellyMcGonigal Science Whydoesrunninggiveyouahigh?Alookatthescience April28,2020 Andit'snotjustrunning--youcangetthesefeelingsofblissandwell-beingfromotherkindsofphysicalactivitytoo.ResearchpsychologistKellyMcGonigalexplainshowwecangetitandwhyitexists. Continuereading Science Howtobegoodatstress May8,2015 Whatdoesitmeantobe“good”atstress?Doesitmeanthatyoudon’tgetstressedout?Thatyoustaycalmunderpressureandbouncebackfromadversity?Notexactly.StressresearcherKellyMcGonigalshareshersurprisingfindings. Continuereading Science Thescienceofsettinggoals December23,2014 HowtomakeNewYear'sresolutionsthatactuallyworkoutthistime. Continuereading