041: David Robson on expectation effects and our predictive brain
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Are We Setting Artificial Barriers on Our Stamina?
We underestimate the limits of our abilities and staying power. That's evident in our stamina for exercise, stamina for work,. Also our ability to carry out our work. Scientists at stanford university have actually tested this idea. They gave people a genetic test. And then they cannotgo them this kind of measure of endurance. You know, think they got on a treadmill kand hof measured how long they could keep on jogging. But also measured their bodies physiological reactionAn they found that the expectations were really important in shaping all of that. So there's this strong argument now that our mind sets are really shaping our performance of the gem.
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