Michael Inzlicht
@minzlicht
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professor, psychologist, substack writer, reveller
Toronto, Canada
Joined December 2013
That’s just your opinion, man… but here’s mine! My new Substack is live: Speak Now Regret Later. Expect rants, science, and a few regrets. Check it out: https://t.co/hGRVkrml10
#Substack #SpeakNowRegretLater
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Affective science has lost an extraordinary member of our community: Dr. Paul Ekman, who passed peacefully at home at the age of 91 on Monday. Dr. Ekman's pioneering cross-cultural research on the interpretation of facial expressions in emotional terms... (1)
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We are deeply saddened to share that Dr. Paul Ekman has passed away. His groundbreaking research transformed our understanding of emotion, facial expression, deception and compassion. We are creating a memorial page if you would like to share a reflection:
paulekman.com
Dr. Paul Ekman, pioneer of emotion science and creator of FACS, has passed away at 91. Read his memorial and share reflections on his life and legacy.
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HOT TOPIC: We show that ADHD awareness may increase false self-diagnosis...but that a nocebo education intervention (explaining the role of negative beliefs/expectations) can eliminate this Led by D Sandra, co-supervised w/ @minzlicht @UofT @uoftmedicine
https://t.co/afmrBZYVTk
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Inform and do no harm: Nocebo education reduces false self-diagnosis caused by mental health awareness - Volume 55
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As a long time listener, it’s great to hear @yorl and @minzlicht back together for a brilliant conversation. @fourbeerspod's latest episode discusses @nature’s decision to require "citation diversity statements". Passionate but measured takes, really enjoyed listening.
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Podcast Episode · Two Psychologists Four Beers · 04/11/2025 · 1h 13m
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Why was I able to write a new Substack essay every week without fail when I was on my sabbatical, but I can't stop eating carrot cake from the bakery down my street? The answer isn't about discipline or willpower. It's about the difference between "want-to" motivation and
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I'm excited to share new work led by the amazing Dasha Sandra, a PhD student at the University of Toronto. We know mental health awareness can reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking. But there's a flip side: it can also cause healthy people to falsely self-diagnose. In our
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The Publications and Communications Board of the American Psychological Association and the Society for the Science of Motivation has opened nominations for the editorship of Motivation Science. Guido Gendolla, PhD and Rex Wright, PhD are the incumbent editors. Motivation
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People are lazy--except when they're watching other people work hard. My wonderful student Emily Zohar just published her first first-authored paper, titled "Effort Norms Encourage More Exertion but Not Less". Across 12 studies with over 2,000 participants, we found a striking
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New episode! @minzlicht is back and fired up about citation diversity staments. We discuss the much-criticised Nature Reviews Psychology editorial encouraging authors to include them in their articles, as well as Mickey's very problematic beer tastes. https://t.co/plmWvH8U83
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A fascinating and deeply thoughtful analysis of the different motivations for faculty diversity--essential reading for anyone interested in this issue (either pro- or anti-DEI)
As academic hiring season begins, search committees will again wrestle with the topic of faculty diversity. After years of these discussions, I’ve found they often skip the most fundamental question: Why does it matter? Diversity for what? New piece in Nature Reviews Psych 🧵w/🔗
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I don't usually write grateful posts, but I wanted to thank the people who shaped my career: from my PhD advisor who taught me to write, to the student who taught me courage. New post!
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#Twitter use is related to decreased #wellbeing, increased #polarization, and increased sense of #belonging But the strongest relationship with Twitter use is #outrage (angry, disgusted, and repulsed) Via @vicoldemburgo
https://t.co/vNcptLXZnn
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A psychology journal is encouraging authors to practice “citation diversity,” i.e. choose who to cite based on DEI criteria. This is discriminatory and an ideological corruption of science. They explicitly make this recommendation in response to Trump admin actions against DEI.
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I'm republishing my most controversial essay: defending drinking culture in academia. Colleague got mad. One journal editor loved it. Online reactions ranged from "fascinating" to demands for retraction. Now it's free to read:
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