Faculty Talks: Benita Jackson

“High-achievement” sounds like a laudable goal. But as many of us have experienced, it can come at great personal and societal cost. In this talk Smith Professor of Psychology Benita Jackson explores myths about the concept of rest that achievement culture perpetuates, in academia and beyond. She then invites audience members to play with liberatory reframes to reveal pearls of practical wisdom at the core of each myth—toward reclaiming power and joy on individual and collective levels.