Dr Greg Walton: How we can achieve big change with small acts

From Afternoons, 3:10 pm on 10 June 2025

Dr Greg Walton is a professor of psychology at Stanford University. He says a kind word, a tiny shift in thinking or a feeling of belonging can create big, lasting changes in people's lives. His new book is a reminder that big outcomes can grow from the smallest, most ordinary beginnings. It's called Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts. 

Greg Walton

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