Train the System, Not Just the Body (The Mindful Body w/ Dr. Ellen Langer)
Redefining Strength PodcastShow Notes
We spend hours in the gym training our bodies...but what if most of us are training like robots? In this episode I sit down with Dr. Ellen Langer, Harvard psychologist and pioneer of mindfulness research, whose work over the last 45+ years has fundamentally changed how we understand the relationship between mind, body, and performance. In this conversation, Dr. Langer shares her groundbreaking work, including why "trying harder" can actually make progress harder and how noticing is your most...
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