12. Does “As If” Thinking Really Work?
No Stupid Questions
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🗓️ 3 August 2020
⏱️ 33 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I can do open heart surgery, come on, I've seen it three times. |
| 0:02.8 | Hi! |
| 0:03.7 | I'm Antelod Duckworth. |
| 0:04.8 | I'm Stephen Dobner. |
| 0:05.8 | And you're listening to no stupid questions. |
| 0:08.1 | Today on the show, can you actually fake it till you make it? |
| 0:13.5 | So I'm a nine-year-old kid. |
| 0:14.8 | Yeah, I can drive. |
| 0:15.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:17.4 | Also, why do placebos make us feel better? |
| 0:21.1 | I know you told down and you're leading profusely, |
| 0:24.3 | but I have a cheeseburger for you. |
| 0:27.2 | Angela, I read about a psychological trick of sorts, |
| 0:32.4 | and I'm wondering if it has any validity. |
| 0:34.4 | Are you willing to hear me out in past judgment? |
| 0:37.0 | Of course I am. |
| 0:37.8 | Go ahead. |
| 0:38.9 | So the purpose of this trick is to get yourself out |
| 0:41.2 | of a depressive or bad mood. |
| 0:43.4 | And this comes from Kora. |
| 0:46.0 | I'll read the entry. |
| 0:46.8 | It was written by a mental health counselor named Aaron Doodle. |
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