The Mindful Body with Dr. Ellen Langer (Harvard psychologist): Ep 178 | Win the Day James Whittaker

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“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson In this episode: » How labels, positive or negative, can alter your destiny; » Proven psychological tips to upgrade your daily routine; » How to adjust the behavior of someone important to you; » Thinking your way out of chronic stress and anxiety; and » How to harness the power of your own mind to dramatically increase your health, happiness, and performance. Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dr. Ellen Langer! PS - Take the ⁠⁠Win the Day Quiz⁠⁠ and get your FREE personalized action plan: 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://WinTheDayQuiz.com __ 🎧 Podcast / blog version of this episode: https://jameswhitt.com/the-mindful-body-dr-ellen-langer 🎁 Subscribe to the Win the Day YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/WinTheDayVideos __ Timemarkers: 0:00 Who is Ellen Langer 1:51 Interview starts 3:10 What does it mean to be “mindful” vs “mindless”? 4:23 How to become more mindful 7:45 Everything you know can be wrong 9:19 Facts are just probabilities 11:24 How Ellen Langer comes up with a research study 12:01 What is the counterclockwise study 15:40 Mind-body unity 17:52 How Ellen Langer sets goals 20:29 The Mindful Body by Dr. Ellen Langer 22:09 Our expectations tend to be fulfilled (do instead of try) 25:19 Behavior makes sense from the actor’s perspective 27:11 How to turn a bad habit into a good habit 30:46 Where mindfulness meets high performance 32:17 How to change someone’s behavior 37:20 Why the medical system is failing us 40:21 Stress is psychological 43:44 Why we trust pills, prescriptions, and professionals 49:38 Instant gratification 52:39 The unknown power of the human mind 56:54 How to make decisions (make the decision right) 1:01:43 Affirmation 1:03:25 Rocket Round __ Resources / links mentioned: 🚀 Take the Win the Day Quiz (and download your FREE personalized action plan): https://jameswhitt.com/quiz 📚 ‘The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health’ by Ellen Langer: https://amzn.to/48veRJf ⚡ Ellen Langer website: https://ellenlanger.me 📝 Ellen Langer Facebook: https://facebook.com/EllenJLanger 📷 Ellen Langer Instagram: https://instagram.com/ellenjlanger ♾️ Ellen Langer LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ellenjlanger 🎬 Subscribe to Win the Day YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/WinTheDayVideos 💚 Give the Win the Day podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3b29Q2U 🙏 Give the Win the Day podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cKIDT6 💕 Win the Day Facebook group: https://bit.ly/WinTheDayFB __ About Dr. Ellen Langer: Dr. Ellen Langer is widely known as the mother of mindfulness. As a Harvard psychologist, she is the author of 200+ research articles on human behavior and its consequences, and has reached millions around the world through her inspirational talks. Dr. Langer has written 13 books including Mindfulness, On Becoming An Artist, and Counterclockwise, which have been translated into 15+ languages and made appearances in pop culture such as The Simpsons. Dr. Langer’s research with people in businesses, schools, and nursing homes, as well as other everyday scenarios, has significantly advanced the literature on positive psychology, health, and human performance. Her new book The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health has just been released. __ Need more help to Win the Day? 👉 https://jameswhitt.com/go-time Win the Day everywhere: 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jpwhit 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/jameswhitt 💕 Facebook group: https://fb.com/groups/WinTheDayJW __ Subscribe to the Win the Day podcast: 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3b29Q2U 🎧 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cKIDT6 🎙 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wejzdV Thanks for watching 🙂 #wintheday #jameswhittaker #winthedaypodcast #podcasting #mindset #businesscoaching #personaldevelopment #growthmindset #selfhelp #lifecoaching #podcasts #ellenlanger #themindfulbody #psychology