{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Curiosity Chronicle","title":"The Empty Cup Mindset","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":353,"description":"In the mid-19th century, a physician named Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was working as an assistant in Vienna General Hospital when he noticed something curious.\n\nThe hospital had two maternity clinics right next to each other, one staffed by doctors and medical students, the other by midwives.\n\nThe mortality rate of mothers at the clinic staffed by doctors and medical students was a shocking (even for the era) 18%, while it was just 2% at the clinic staffed by midwives.\n\nIt occurred to Semmelweis that the doctors and medical students were often moving straight from working on cadavers to delivering babies.\nWithout washing their hands in between.\n\nHe mandated handwashing, and the rate immediately dropped to below 2%.\n\nRather than being hailed as a hero, he was ridiculed. Doctors rejected the evidence because it contradicted their deeply-entrenched beliefs.\nOn Friday, I explored why smart, accomplished people reject the very evidence that could help them—and the antidote: what I call the Empty Cup Mindset.\n\nAsk yourself: What new evidence would cause me to change my mind?\n\nIf the answer is nothing, your cup is too full...\n\n•••\nThis episode brought to you by:\nDeleteMe - DeleteMe makes it quick, easy, and safe to remove your personal data online. \nOrigin Financial - Your personal AI Financial Advisor. Track your spending, investments, and net worth—all in one place.\nInnerbody Labs - A Higher Standard. After reviewing thousands of health products, we built formulas we wished existed.\nLemon - The Al agent that turns your voice instructions into finished tasks.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nO1oo__jWE5MpZsRfwEO_6q4py16kwv8WwJybce4FA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxOTcwLzE2NzEx/MzU5MDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}