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Clearer, Closer, Better How Successful People See the World

Emily Balcetis

Successful people literally see the world differently. Now an award-winning scientist explains how anyone can leverage this “perception gap” to their advantage.

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Huberman Lab

The book was discussed in detail, describing how visualizing goals can affect our motivation and persistence towards them. It was praised for its content, enjoyed both in audio and hard copy.

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And in 2020, I learned of Dr. Balcetis's book which was written for the general public entitled Clear Closer Better, How Successful People See The World.

— Episode: Dr. Emily Balcetis: Tools for Setting &...

Episode: Dr. Emily Balcetis: Tools for Setting & Achieving...

The book was discussed in detail, describing how visualizing goals can affect our motivation and persistence towards them. It was praised for its content, enjoyed both in audio and hard copy.

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And in 2020, I learned of Dr. Balcetis's book which was written for the general public entitled Clear Closer Better, How Successful People See The World.

And I read both the hard copy of the book and listened to the audio book and I absolutely loved the material as you'll learn directly from Dr. Balcetis today how people visualize a problem that is whether or not they think of a goal or a problem as residing at the top of a very steep hill or on the top of a shallower hill.

Hidden Brain

The book was highlighted across multiple episodes as a key resource for understanding how visual perception shapes behavior, motivation, and goal pursuit. Host Shankar Vedantam and author Emily Balcetis discussed the author’s experiments and practical tactics, such as narrowing focus and visualizing success, which the author applied to personal challenges like learning drums. The discussion framed the title as a useful guide for anyone looking to harness sight to achieve their objectives.

Highly Recommended

Episode: You 2.0: The Mind's Eye

It was discussed and recommended throughout the episode, focusing on how visual perception impacts behavior, goal pursuit, and motivation, including techniques like narrow focus and materializing.

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My guest today says what we see affects more than just what we see. It also affects how we behave. Psychologist Emily Balcheres at New York University is the author of Clearer, Closer, Better, How Successful People See the World.

Emily Bolcheres is a psychologist and the author of Clearer, Closer, Better, How Successful People See the World.

Emily's insights on goal pursuit have come from running experiments on other people, but she's also treated herself like a research subject. She has used the techniques she described here to help her learn to play the drums.

That's what I talk about in this book is these tactics that I suggest others try. I tried them all out on myself across the course of this year, my son's first year of life, and that would happen to be also the same amount of time that it took me in order to learn this song.

Psychologist Emily Balcedes works at New York University. She's the author of Clearer, Closer, Better, How Successful People See the World.

Episode: You 2.0: The Mind's Eye

It was discussed in the podcast, and the author explained how sight and the visual system can affect behavior and choices, and how that is relevant to achieving goals and success.

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My guest today says what we see affects more than just what we see. It also affects how we behave. Psychologist Emily Balceres at New York University is the author of Clearer, Closer, Better, How Successful People See the World.

Emily's insights on goal pursuit have come from running experiments on other people, but she's also treated herself like a research subject. She has used the techniques she described here to help her learn to play the drums.

And that would happen to be also the same amount of time that it took me in order to learn this song. I wasn't a fast learner, but I got there.

Psychologist Emily Balcedes works at New York University. She's the author of Clearer, Closer, Better, How Successful People See the World.

Episode: You 2.0: Our Pursuit of Happiness

It was discussed as being a book about how successful people see the world, specifically looking at how the visual system in the mind is closely connected with our drives and motivations.

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My guest today says what we see affects more than just what we see. It also affects how we behave. Psychologist Emily Balcheres at New York University is the author of Clearer, Closer, Better, How Successful People See the World.

Psychologist Emily Balcedes works at New York University. She's the author of Clearer, Closer, Better, How Successful People See the World.

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