David Robson - How expectations shape your fitness, productivity, intelligence, health & happiness.

Science writer David Robson speaks to me about what what he learned whilst researching for his new book, The Expectation Effect. The core of David’s message is the idea that we are prediction making machines - our brains don’t just wait around to sense what’s happening in the world before acting. Scientists often refer to this phenomena as the bayesian approach to brain function or predictive processing.

David believes we can all harness the #ExpectationEffect to improve our lives. He explains the consequences for how dieters digest food, how people with allergies respond to exposure to their allergen, how students perceive studying – and even how the expectation effect can alter life expectancy.

I'm particularly interested in how we can use interoceptive awareness to optimise our expectations.

Find out more about the Inner Sense project here: http://www.yourinnersense.co.uk

Find out more about David's book and work:
https://davidrobson.me/books/the-expe...
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