David Robson

One of the themes of the book is that the beliefs change not only our experience of the present, but they predict what happens next.

They predict what happens next for someone on a team, for someone in family, for a student.

And why would someone study poetry if the world is collapsing around them? Why would they bring children into this world if they think that this is the worst world we've ever experienced? And it causes us to have a fight or flight experience to the world instead of looking for the ways in which our behavior can matter and that we're not alone.

And because of that, it is leaving these scars upon the way that we see the world.

In the midst of the fear over the AI revolution, which I'm not dismissing.

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Think about someone who you know is struggling in your life.

"I'd seen Ray Ranson from Manchester City, um, and I'd good reports about David Kelly.

Um, but I'd no idea who sort of Andy Hunt, Lee Maycock, David Robson, [laughs] basically the entire first-team squad.

No idea." I think what's interesting about Newcastle, just as a footnote, in this period, in the youth setup, and this is often true of failing clubs, at the top they can be complete chaos and the leadership's awful, but you find that youth team scouts and the infrastructure is actually quite good 'cause they just keep getting on with their job.

You've got Lee Clark, Steve Watson, Steve Howie, Alan Thompson, and Robbie Elliott still coming through.

One of the best books that I've read this year is The Expectation Effect by David Robson.

So he is a science writer from the UK, and he looked at a whole bunch of studies.

The placebo effect, which everybody's familiar with, right? There is a particular expectation that an outcome is going to come from some sort of medication, and lo and behold, that outcome manifests.

hey there welcome back to seven minute books i'm sam and today we're digging into the expectation effect by david robson sophie what's the big idea here

hey there sam so this book is all about how our expectations shape our biology it's not just positive thinking fluff it's hard science robson argues our brain is a prediction machine and those predictions can actually change our bodies

A prediction machine? I love that.

That's my simple view of the way these things work.

One of the best books I've read this year is The Expectation Effect by David Robson.

So he is a science writer from the UK, and he looked at a whole bunch of studies.

The placebo effect, which everybody's familiar with, right? There is a particular expectation that an outcome is going to come from some sort of medication, and lo and behold, that outcome manifests.

And thirdly, we misunderstand how much connection matters.

In his book, The Laws of Connection, David Robson explores the importance of connection.

The evidence is very clear.

If we want to work better together, get more job satisfaction, feel emotionally and physically well, and feel less lonely, then connection is key.

I mean, we've got the options, but there are a lot of places up for grabs.

David Robson has said seven or eight changes.

Keith Clifton says, I think Emily's right, places are up for grabs.

I think at least four or five.