2024-01-21
36 分钟Is there any scientific basis for the law of attraction? Are people who believe in “cosmic collaboration” more successful? And what happens when you write yourself a check for $10 million?
These are people who are gonna get scammed.
I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Mike Mann, and you're listening to no stupid questions.
Today on the show, can you use the law of attraction to manifest a better life?
I'm gonna write myself a check for $10 million, and I'm gonna be the most successful comedic actor in the universe.
Angela, I am excited by today's question and truthfully have no idea what direction this conversation with you will go.
Exciting.
Go ahead.
Well, so here's to the journey we're about to walk.
It comes from anonymous, who says, I've been coming across the idea of manifestation or law of attraction in a lot of self help podcasts and readings.
I want to understand more on the psychology of these ideas and do they actually work in real life?
Okay, so, Mike, I think I know what manifest, actually, I don't know what manifestation and law of attraction are.
Is this like positive thinking?
I think so.
The first time I was truly introduced to the idea of manifestation came in, I don't know, 2006.
There was this book that came out in this movie that came out called the Secret.
Oh, yeah.
Have you ever heard of this?
I have heard of it.
I know it was a wild bestseller.