In this enlightening episode of the MindHack podcast, we're joined by Dr. Emily Balcetis, an associate professor of psychology at NYU. Dive into the intriguing world of perception, motivation, and decision-making as Dr. Balcetis shares her groundbreaking research. Learn how your environment can nudge you towards better choices, why cutting out temptations might backfire, and the subtle art of building new habits. Whether you're looking to change your snacking habits or find the motivation to hit the gym, this episode offers actionable insights for everyone.
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Emily Balcetis | TEDxNewYork
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0:00 Intro
00:33 About Emily Balcetis
02:10 The Power of Perception
04:08 What we see, what we do
05:54 Visualization, guiding our eyes to the right path
12:22 Setting up the right perception is a start not the solution, cutting out temptations entirely can backfire
16:09 Can we really trick ourselves? Setting the right level of difficulty to achieve our goals
23:20 Controlled and Autonomous Motivation: knowing the right kind of motivation will give us that drive to succeed
26:02 Recognizing your goals and using it as a motivation
29:36 Motivation and Obstacles, Focus, Focus, Focus
37:32 Biofeedback and Proprioception
43:02 Taking a look at our other senses
48:38 connecting the dots, how to create a proper visualization of your goal
51:39 Always be prepared, knowing your obstacles and be ready for them
55:47 More Visualization tips to help you
58:54 The power of the human mind, and final thoughts