Dr. Ben Schellenberg on the two roads of passion, why not all passion is created equal, how to cultivate passion in your life, when passion becomes obsession and much more...

Dr. Ben Schellenberg is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Schellenberg directs the Psychology of Sport and Leisure Activity Lab and has researched prolifically in the psychology of passion.

Chapters

0:00 Show Intro 

3:00 Ben’s journey into researching passion

4:20 The 2 types of Passion

9:45 Pros & Cons of Passion

16:51 When Obsession Can be Healthy 

21:08 Mixed Passion 

23:35 The Role of Identity in Passions

27:20 Post Olympic Depression

35:40 Psychological Needs & Passions

39:00 Parental Pressure Creates Obsessions

41:20 Creating Passion in Your Life 

46:30 A Passionate Career

49:31 Cultural Influences on Passion 

52:32 Lessons Learned on Passions

https://www.psalab.ca/

"The two roads of passionate goal pursuit: Links with appraisal, coping and academic achievement" by Schellenberg and Ballis (2016)

"Passionate hockey fans: Appraisals of coping with, and attention paid to the 2012-2012 National Hockey League lockout" by Schellenberg et. al. (2013)

"Passion and grit in the pursuit of long-term personal goals in college students" by Vernon-Filier et. al. (2020)

"Lay theories of obsessive passion and performance: It all depends on the bottom line" by Schellenberg et. al. (2022)

"Passionate apologies: understanding apologizing behaviour using the dualistic model of passion" by Lyimo and Schellenberg (2022)

"The Weight of Gold" documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsyrTntiWJQ&t=1426s

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