Bad things happen to all of us. But why do some people grow wiser, while others simply grow bitter? What do scientists do to reliably measure wisdom in the laboratory? And might this research suggest solutions to some of the most pressing problems of our time? Igor and Charles welcome one of today's leading wisdom scientists - Judith Glück, who discusses the MORE Model of Life Experience, different ways of reflecting on personal experiences, collaborative doctors, compassionate teachers, and pervasive foolishness across the entire political spectrum. Igor ponders potential paths to wiser politics in the face of the world's uncertainties, Judith reminds us that our choice of confidants is critical if we are to extract wisdom from challenging experiences, and Charles is surprised to learn that neither the left nor the right has a monopoly on championing unwise leaders. Welcome to Episode 26.

Special Guest: Judith Glück.

Links:

• Judith Glück - University of Klagenfurt
• Video - Wisdom Research Forum 2015: "MORE life experience" by Judith Glück
• Max Planck Institute for Human Development
• Wisdom: The 5 principles of a successful life - Judith Glück
• The Cambridge Handbook of Wisdom edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Judith Glück - 2019
• The MORE Life Experience Model: A Theory of the Development of Personal Wisdom - Glück, Bluck (2014)
• More on the MORE Life Experience Model: What We Have Learned (So Far) - Glück, Bluck, Weststrate (2019)
• Hard-Earned Wisdom: Exploratory Processing of Difficult Life Experience is Positively Associated with Wisdom - Glück, Weststrate (2017)
• Measuring Wisdom: Existing Approaches, Continuing Challenges, and New Developments - Glück (2017)
• Wisdom and Value Orientations: Just a Projection of Our Own Beliefs? - Glück, Schrottenbacher (2019)
• Applying Wisdom to Contemporary World Problems - Sternberg, Nusbaum, Glück (2019)
• University of Klagenfurt Blog - “We live in a world that needs considerably more wisdom than it currently exhibits.”
• Project.life