Our self-imposed expectations alter how we behave and therefore where we end up. A famous study examined the grades of children before and after they wore fake glasses to see whether it would influence how the teachers treated them or how these students performed themselves. What they found was that their grades actually improved because teachers implicitly associate glasses with intelligence. It shows how our belief system will unconsciously impact how we choose to act in a way that will confirm our pre-existing beliefs.
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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