EP 605: David Robson

The Profound Impact Expectation Can Have on Our Lives

David Robson is a British award-winning science writer specialising in medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. David's work has appeared in the Guardian, the Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic. He's worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. He's written a number of books, including The Intelligence Trap, The Expectation Effect, which won the British Psychological Society Book Award and his latest release, The Laws of Connection. We discuss the profound impact our expectations can have on every area of our lives and how we often underappreciate the value of connection and the effect that can have on ourselves and others.

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The Laws of Connection: 13 Social Strategies That Will Transform Your Life
The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life

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