{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Art of the Zag","title":"The surprising science of how belief and narrative can unlock your true potential","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c6fd3cee\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4444,"description":"A 55-year-old man had metal plates ripped from his leg with zero painkillers. His vital signs stayed completely stable. How? The science of belief — and it changes everything you think about your limits.\nBestselling author Nir Eyal (Hooked, Indistractable) joins Joe Lazer and Shane Snow to reveal why your biggest limitations aren't physical — they're psychological. His new book Beyond Belief breaks down how the hidden stories we tell ourselves shape what we see, what we feel, and what we achieve. This conversation will make you rethink everything from your relationships to your career to whether your IBS is real. (Joe's words, not ours.) In this episode:\n-The insane true story of Daniel Gisler's surgery under hypnosedation\n-Why Nir went from writing the tech addiction playbook to writing its cure\n-The \"motivation triangle\" — and the missing leg that explains why you don't follow through\n-How your brain filters 11 million bits of info down to 50 (and why that matters)\n-The 4 questions that transformed Nir's relationship with his family\n-Why most talk therapy might be no better than a placebo-The Harvard study where placebos worked even when patients knew they were fake\n-Why your labels might be your limits — and the ADHD diagnosis that proves it\n-Tyler Cowan, Kyla Scanlon, and the thinkers Nir, Joe, and Shane are following right now📖 Get Beyond Belief + bonus content (100-page belief transformation journal, live workshop, and more): https://www.nirandfar.com/beyond-belief/🌐 Follow Nir: https://www.nirandfar.com⏱️\nTimestamps:(00:00) How Shane was a Mormon missionary in Joe's hometown\n(06:06) Nir Eyal joins the show\n(06:53) From Hooked to Indistractable: Nir's career as a zag\n(08:29) \"I write because of what I want to know\"\n(10:24) The moment with his daughter that changed everything\n(12:41) \"Your book didn't work\": the calls that inspired Beyond Belief\n(14:26) The motivation triangle\n(17:00) The 3 powers of belief: attention, anticipation, agency\n(17:26) How diets...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DxU1zuf3cf1bHz7e18y3PLfFOXz1V6Waeu5mNTk6NmY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NWRk/MjBhOTQ0NGEyZGI0/NDk2NmM0MGUwYjcw/NjVhNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}