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Jul 2022
50m 56s

Reframing Your Reality: Part 2

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
About this episode
We often assume that we see ourselves and the world around us accurately. But psychologist Alia Crum says that our perceptions are always filtered through our mindsets — and these mindsets shape our lives in subtle but profound ways. In the second of two episodes, Alia explains how our beliefs about food and exercise affect our bodies. 
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