Every book Dr. Emily Balcetis recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Dr. Emily Balcetis

Who said what is determined automatically. In hand-checked samples, at least 6% of mentions were credited to the wrong speaker — sometimes an interviewer’s line recorded as the guest’s, sometimes the reverse. Every entry below quotes the words and links to the episode, so you can check it.

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   The Secret

   Rhonda Byrne · Discussed · 1 episode

   The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a bestselling self-help phenomenon centered on the law of attraction, which posits that positive visualization and focused intention can manifest wealth, health, and happiness directly into a person's life.

   Critiqued

   “So that was a pretty monumental finding for motivation scientists, to understand that creating these dream boards, these vision boards, or to-do lists, might actually backfire, because it in and of itself is the creation of a goal and the satisfaction of the goal, and then people understandably give themselves some time to just enjoy that positive experience. So much”

   Huberman Lab Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals | Dr. Emily Balcetis 2022-08-01 Listen at 40:34

   Where to get it

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