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Timothy D. Wilson is an American social psychologist and professor at the University of Virginia.
Known for: Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change, Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
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Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change
Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change explores how small shifts in the stories people tell about themselves can lead to significant improvements in behavior, happiness, and well...
Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
In this influential work, social psychologist Timothy D. Wilson explores the concept of the adaptive unconscious—the part of our mind that operates outside of conscious awareness yet profoundly shapes...
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The Science of Story Editing: How Our Narratives Shape Reality
Story editing is the cornerstone of this book. The concept arises from a simple yet powerful insight: human beings are not passive recipients of experience; we are interpretive beings. What matters most is not what happens to us, but what we make of it. From my years of studying self-perception and ...
From Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change
Story Prompting and 'Do Good, Be Good': Turning Reflection into Action
One of the critical lessons I explore is that reflecting on stories alone is not enough; it must connect with action. This brings us to two powerful intervention methods: story prompting and 'do good, be good.' Story prompting provides gentle cues—questions or situations—that nudge individuals towar...
From Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change
The Adaptive Unconscious and Its Distinction from Conscious Thought
Psychology has long wrestled with the idea of unconscious processes, from Freud’s dynamic unconscious to modern cognitive models of automaticity. In this book, I redefine the unconscious not as a reservoir of suppressed wishes, but as an adaptive system—an integral component of minds that allows us ...
From Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
The Limits of Introspection: Why We Misread Our Own Minds
Introspection has long been celebrated as the defining tool of self-awareness. Yet remarkably, decades of psychological experimentation suggest that introspection often misleads. People generate explanations for their behavior that do not match empirical reality—an outcome of the mind's desire for i...
From Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
About Timothy D. Wilson
Timothy D. Wilson is an American social psychologist and professor at the University of Virginia. He is known for his research on self-knowledge, affective forecasting, and the adaptive unconscious. Wilson has authored several acclaimed books and numerous scholarly articles in social psychology.
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