133. Pay Attention! (Your Body Will Thank You)

Ellen Langer is a psychologist at Harvard who studies the mind-body connection. She’s published some of the most remarkable scientific findings Steve has ever encountered. Can we really improve our physical health by changing our mind? SOURCE: Ellen Langer , professor of psychology at Harvard University. RESOURCES: Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing) , by Sal Khan (2024). " F.D.A.’s Review of MDMA Cites Health Risks and Study Flaws ," by Andrew Jacobs and Christina Jewett ( The New York Times, 2024). The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health , by Ellen Langer (2023). " Physical Healing as a Function of Perceived Time ," by Peter Aungle and Ellen Langer ( Nature: Scientific Reports, 2023). " Aging as a Mindset: A Study Protocol to Rejuvenate Older Adults With a Counterclockwise Psychological Intervention ," by Francesco Pagnini, Cesare Cavalera, Ellen Langer, et al. ( BMJ Open, 2019). Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility , by Ellen Langer (2009). " Mind-Set Matters: Exercise and the Placebo Effect ," by Alia Crum and Ellen Langer (2007). " The Effects of Choice and Enhanced Personal Responsibility for…