115. Values and Reducing Goal Conflict to Enhance Well-Being with Valerie Tiberius
Overview
How can we craft our goals in ways that actually support our well-being? How can we reduce frustration and, in turn, increase fulfillment as we pursue our goals?
Today, I’m thrilled to be joined by Valerie Tiberius to discuss pursuing our goals, reducing conflict around our goals, and why it’s so vital to be clear from the outset on our values and how they impact what we want in life.
Valerie’s work explores the ways in which philosophy and psychology intersect and contribute to the study of well-being and virtue.
Her most recent book, What Do You Want Out of Life? A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters has been especially relevant to the way I think about Sustainable Ambition, going after our goals, and navigating the conflict we can experience around our goals.
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More About Our Guest
Valerie Tiberius is the Paul W. Frenzel Chair in Liberal Arts and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota. Her work explores the ways in which philosophy and psychology both contribute to the study of well-being and virtue. She is the author of The Reflective Life: Living Wisely With Our Limits, Moral Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction, Well-Being as Value Fulfillment: How We Can Help Others to Live Well, and What Do You Want out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters.
Listen to the full episode to hear:
Why goal-seeking is a fundamental part of human nature
How values-based goals lead us to fulfillment and wellbeing
How getting clear on your values contributes to setting better goals and reducing conflict
Why reinterpreting and refining your values is key for dealing with conflict over time
Why there is no end point to reflection and refining and that’s okay
How setting values-based goals can help you navigate social pressures and expectations around success
How clarity around your values can help you choose which obstacles are worth fighting
Why simplifying down to a single goal isn’t the path to wellbeing or fulfillment
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