Ellen Langer: The Mother of Mindfulness
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.6 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2023
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Remarkable People, join host Guy Kawasaki for a thought-provoking conversation with Ellen Langer, renowned as the "mother of mindfulness" and one of America's most influential psychologists.
Ellen's groundbreaking research on mindful learning, the mind-body connection, and the psychology of possibility has revolutionized our understanding of human potential.
Discover how changing your mindset can profoundly impact your health, happiness, and wellbeing, and how you can surpass presumed limits at any age. Ellen Langer's insights will challenge your beliefs and expand your possibilities.
Tune in now to explore the transformative power of mindfulness and embrace the remarkable potential within you.
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| 0:48.6 | I'm Guy Caustaki, and this is remarkable people. |
| 0:53.4 | We're on a mission to make you remarkable. |
| 0:57.0 | Helping me in this episode is the remarkable Ellen Langer. |
| 1:01.9 | Ellen is the mother of mindfulness. |
| 1:04.9 | She is one of America's most influential psychologists. |
| 1:08.9 | She's been a professor at Harvard for over 35 years and has pioneered |
| 1:14.1 | groundbreaking research on the psychology of possibility, mindful learning, and the mind-body |
| 1:21.1 | connection. Her trailblazing studies demonstrate how our thoughts and perspectives can profoundly |
| 1:27.4 | shape our health, |
| 1:29.2 | happiness, and well-being. |
| 1:31.4 | Her latest book, The Mindful Body, is a deep dive into this topic. |
| 1:37.2 | If you've heard about the famous study where the word because seems to have special |
| 1:42.3 | powers, this was Ellen's experiment. |
| 1:45.9 | Ellen has proven we have more control over aging and illness than commonly assumed. |
| 1:51.9 | Changing our mindset can improve vision, hearing, chronic symptoms, and with effort, |
| 1:57.9 | people of any age can surpass presume limits. |
| 2:02.0 | This episode of Remarkable People is brought to you by Merge 4, M-E-R-G-E, and the number 4. |
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