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CM 264: Michael Norton on How Rituals Improve Our Lives

2024/4/22
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Michael Norton: 本书探讨了仪式与习惯的区别,以及仪式如何帮助我们更好地管理情绪、提升生活质量。仪式并非仅限于宗教或大型活动,它可以是日常生活中的一些小习惯,例如刷牙洗脸的顺序。当这些习惯带有个人意义和情感色彩时,就成为了仪式。仪式能够帮助我们调动各种情绪,例如悲伤、快乐、兴奋等,并赋予我们的生活更多意义。亲手创造的仪式更具有个人意义,因为我们赋予了它们意义。在高压环境下,例如运动员比赛前,仪式可以帮助他们更好地控制情绪,提升表现。仪式也可以增强社区凝聚力,例如求雨舞,即使看似无效,也能增强社区成员之间的联系。在人际关系中,情侣间的仪式可以增强彼此的承诺感和关系满意度。在工作中,团队仪式可以增强团队凝聚力,提升工作意义感。仪式还可以帮助我们更好地区分工作和生活,尤其是在远程办公的情况下。 Gayle Allen: 本访谈围绕仪式展开,探讨了仪式与习惯的区别,仪式如何影响我们的情绪、表现和人际关系,以及如何在工作和生活中更好地运用仪式。访谈中,Michael Norton 分享了他对仪式的研究成果,并通过具体的案例,例如蛋糕混合物、运动员的仪式、情侣间的仪式等,阐述了仪式的作用和意义。

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The difference between rituals and habits lies in their emotional significance. While habits are routines performed without much thought, rituals carry emotional weight and meaning, impacting how we feel. This emotional aspect is crucial because it allows us to summon a wider range of emotions.
  • Rituals involve actions that matter, influencing their order and timing.
  • Unlike habits, rituals are infused with meaning and emotion.
  • Rituals are efficient tools for summoning a wider range of human emotions.

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We crave meaning and purpose, yet obtaining them can feel beyond our control, like they're merely products of luck and circumstance. Fortunately, researchers who’ve studied the power of ritual have found they’re more in our control than we think.

In this interview, I talk to one of these researchers, psychologist Michael Norton. He shares how rituals, especially ones we create, can provide the meaning and purpose we crave. And, unlike habits, rituals operate on an emotional level that deepens the experience.

In his book, The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions, Norton shares what rituals are, why they matter, and how they can help bolster us throughout our lives.

Episode Links

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