How Mindsets Shape Reality
I had a fantastic chat with Dr. Alia Crum about the power of mindsets to shape our reality.
On the latest episode of The Psychology Podcast I sat down with my longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Alia Crum—one of the world’s leading researchers on the science of mindsets. Dr. Crum’s groundbreaking work investigates how our subjective beliefs and interpretations can produce real, measurable changes in behavior, physiology, and psychological well-being.
Drawing inspiration from research on the placebo effect, Dr. Crum explores how mindsets influence everything from health and stress to performance and interpersonal effectiveness. We discuss the mechanisms through which mindsets shape objective reality, and how deliberately shifting our mental lenses can lead to meaningful transformation in our lives and organizations.
This conversation is especially personal for me. I first met Dr. Crum during our graduate school days at Yale. In this episode we revisit early philosophical chats we had back in the day while I highlight how far her research—and its real-world implications—has come. I’m so proud of Dr. Crum!
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