📚 2 Books mentioned in "Dr. Alia Crum: Science of Mindsets for Health & Performance" of Huberman Lab
Podcast: Huberman Lab
Episode: Dr. Alia Crum: Science of Mindsets for Health & Performance
Published on January 24, 2022
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Mindset
Buy Mindset by Carol S. Dweck on Amazon
We have mindsets about various things, including stress, intelligence (as shown in Carol Dweck's work), food, and medicine. These are essentially core beliefs or assumptions that shape and orient our thinking and actions.
In this segment, Andrew Huberman and Dr. Alia Crum discuss how our mindsets influence various aspects of our lives, particularly drawing on Carol Dweck's insights regarding intelligence. They underline the importance of these beliefs in shaping our thoughts and behaviors.
Mindset
Buy Mindset by Carol S. Dweck on Amazon
Many people are familiar with Carol Dweck's concept of growth mindset, which suggests that instead of seeing ourselves as not proficient at something, we should think of it as not being proficient yet and that we are on a journey to proficiency.
Dr. Alia Crum references Carol Dweck's concept of a growth mindset as a familiar example of how beliefs shape our perceptions and motivation, situating it within a larger discussion about various mindsets.