The power of Lucky Girl Syndrome is that it retrains our brain into adopting a more positive mindset. This can be explained by the psychological concept of self-fulfilling prophecies otherwise known as the Pygmalion Effect. It's basically a belief or an expectation that an individual holds about something in the future that manifests purely because the individual believes it and therefore it impacts their actions. For example, believing that I will be rich will make you rich and you attract what you desire and what you put out into the universe.
On this episode we break down the science and psychology of the internet and TikTok sensation of "lucky girl syndrome". We explore the ideas and theories behind self fulfilling prophecies, confirmation bias, goal-oriented behaviour, brain anatomy and the power of positive affirmations on shifting our mindset to reveal whether lucky girl syndrome is fact or fiction, and where ideas of privilege and personality come in.
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