How To Stop Limiting Yourself And Liberate Your Full Potential with Nir Eyal #650

About this episode

Dr Rangan Chatterjee speaks with Nir Eyal about overcoming self-limiting beliefs to unlock full potential.

This podcast could change the way you think about every goal you’ve set, every relationship you’re struggling with – and every story you tell yourself about what you’re capable of. It all comes down to something most of us have never thought to question: our beliefs. And what you’ll hear in this conversation might be the most practical, liberating idea you come across all year. I’m speaking with Nir Eyal, the bestselling author of Hooked and Indistractable, whose powerful new book Beyond Belief draws on years of research into the psychology of why we limit ourselves – and how to stop. Nir opens the conversation with a striking claim: human beings never perceive reality as it truly is. Our brains filter everything through our existing beliefs and expectations, and most of the time, we have no idea it’s happening. The good news? Once you understand this, you can start choosing beliefs that actually work for you. In this conversation, we explore why persistence – not talent or intelligence – is the number one predictor of whether you’ll reach your goals. Nir reveals the crucial difference between pain and suffering, including the astonishing story of a man who underwent surgery…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Guest: Nir Eyal

Topics covered

• self-limiting beliefs
• personal development
• psychology
• goal setting
• persistence
• positive thinking

Keywords

• beliefs
• goals
• persistence
• suffering
• positive thinking
• psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hooked, Indistractable, Beyond Belief

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