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#456 - David Robson - The Psychological Power Of Expectations
Modern Wisdom
Are You Cut Out for Exercise?
In an experiment, scientists gave sham feedback to participants in a genetic test. They told them they had this amazing variant of the gene that would make them great at exercise. The people who thought they were not cut out for exercise got much worse results. This is because our beliefs are more powerful than our genes when it comes to exercise. So whether you think you're cutout for exercise is probably more important than the conegenom you were born with.
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