Nir EyalSpeaker on Behavioral Science, NYT Bestselling Author, Former Stanford Lecturer

You CAN think yourself thinner! #shorts

Name: You CAN think yourself thinner! #shorts
Uploaded: 2024-09-13T12:01:07+00:00
Duration: 36 s
Channel: Nir Eyal
Description: Nir Eyal argues that "thinking yourself thinner" is not about magical belief changing the body but about belief initiating a reinforcing loop: believing…

13 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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Nir Eyal argues that "thinking yourself thinner" is not about magical belief changing the body but about belief initiating a reinforcing loop: believing that effort leads to improvement increases effort, which produces healthier outcomes that reinforce the original belief. The short video frames belief as a logical, agency-granting first step that increases sustained effort toward health.

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Sometimes it's difficult to believe our efforts make a difference, especially when it takes so long to see the desired results. Thinking yourself thinner doesn't mean believing your mindset has the magical power to improve your health. You don't have to believe that beliefs alone can change your body. Rather, belief is the first step in a reinforcing loop that increases your effort. Believing effort leads to improvement leads to believing. You have agency to do something positive for your health, which encourages you to put in more effort and results in a healthier you that reinforces the efficacy of your original belief. Belief isn't magical, it's logical.