Kennedy Dunn and Nia Walcott, 3rd year medical students at Howard U explore the idea of willpower, free Will and what it means to be human in the Fifth episode of Stranger Fruit Vol I.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction & Early Experiences Shaping Resilience and Goals

3:03 The Journey to Self-Improvement: Cultivating Positivity and Productivity

5:55 Deep Dive into Hard Work, Free Will, and the Role of Conscious Choice

14:58 Exploring Self-Identity and the Impact of Social Perceptions

21:45 Self-Reflection and the Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Professional Growth

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Works Cited:

Magen E, Kim B, Dweck CS, Gross JJ, McClure SM. Behavioral and neural correlates of increased self-control in the absence of increased willpower. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jul 8;111(27):9786-91. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1408991111. Epub 2014 Jun 23. PMID: 24958892; PMCID: PMC4103380.

Intro Music: Bosch’s Garden - by Kjartan Abel. This work is licensed under the following: CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.