Can your beliefs actually change your biology? What if the only thing standing between you and breakthrough results isn’t skill, resources, or luck—but the limiting beliefs you carry about what’s possible?

In this conversation, I talk with Nir Eyal, bestselling author of “Hooked,” “Indistractable,” and his latest book “Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Breakthrough Results.”

Nir walks us through the science behind how beliefs shape our reality, from placebo effects so powerful they can cause physical symptoms, to why manifesting outcomes backfires while mental contrasting works.

We discuss why motivation is about escaping discomfort, how our brains process 11 million bits of information per second but we only consciously attend to about 50, and why being generous with money but stingy with time might be the better approach.

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The Problem with Vision Boards: Why visualizing the “end goal” can drop your blood pressure and make you less likely to do the work.

Motivation is Pain Management: Why all human motivation is simply a desire to escape discomfort, and how to use that to your advantage.

Mental Contrasting: The “athlete’s secret” to visualization that focuses on obstacles rather than just the trophy.

The Reality Distortion Field: How entrepreneurs like Anne Mahlum (founder of Solidcore) see opportunities where others see nothing.

The 4 Question Turnaround Exercise by Byron Katie

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