#39: A Harvard Psychologist on Mindset and Not Following the Rules | Ellen Langer

Michael speaks with Ellen Langer, the first woman tenured in Harvard’s psychology department and author of The Mindful Body, about how our thoughts and expectations shape aging, health, and performance. They discuss:
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0:45 The experiment that changed how we see aging
4:29 How beliefs change the body
10:52 Placebo, nocebo, and imagined exercise
12:16 Mindfulness without meditation
17:31 Why certainty makes us mindless
24:44 How context changes physical performance
33:21 How rules and labels shape health
43:15 Why chronic does not mean constant
51:14 A better way to make hard decisions

Read The Brain Glitch That Makes Modern Life Feel Miserable: https://www.twopct.com/p/why-your-mind-is-hardwired-to-find

Two Percent is hosted by Michael Easter. Today's episode was produced by Joey Fischground, Robbie Hiser, Dana Brawer and Julia Nutter. From Kaleidoscope, our executive producers are Mangesh Hattikudur and Kate Osborn and Julia Nutter. From iHeart, our executive producers are Katrina Norvell and Nikki Ettore. Our Head of Video is Maria Paz Mendez Hodes. Our editor is Will Mayo. Our theme music is by the Heater Manager.

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