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Kennon Sheldon

Curator’s Distinguished Professor in Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri

Kennon Sheldon is Curator’s Distinguished Professor in psychological sciences at the University of Missouri. His latest book is Freely Determined: What the New Psychology of the Self Teaches Us About How to Live (2022).

Written by Kennon Sheldon

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Freedom and choice

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The three reasons why it’s good for you to believe in free will

Regardless of whether humans do or don’t have free will, psychological research shows it’s beneficial to act as if you do

by Kennon Sheldon