1/ A fun look at the power of placebos
Perhaps we just keep rediscovering ancient truths, these two quotes come from the Bhagavad Gita
“You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become”
“Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is”
Perhaps we just keep rediscovering ancient truths, these two quotes come from the Bhagavad Gita
“You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become”
“Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is”
2/ The Bhagavad Gita was written circa 150 B.C.E. (much like "The Tao Te Ching, we really don't know much about when or who actually wrote it) and flash forward to today, here's a quote from @DerrenBrown's book "Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine"
3/ "We are, each of us, a product of the stories we tell ourselves."
And these stories can be manipulated, either consciously or unconsciously, by both ourselves AND others. I think one of the reasons why placebos and propaganda work is because of this universal feature
And these stories can be manipulated, either consciously or unconsciously, by both ourselves AND others. I think one of the reasons why placebos and propaganda work is because of this universal feature
4/ of our HumanOS.
Rather than blather on about this, I thought you would enjoy this very entertaining show that Brown did in 2012 called "Fear and Faith" on the power of the "Placebo Effect."
Enjoy!
Rather than blather on about this, I thought you would enjoy this very entertaining show that Brown did in 2012 called "Fear and Faith" on the power of the "Placebo Effect."
Enjoy!
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