Podcast Mentions
Counterclockwise
Ellen J. Langer
Book by Ellen J. Langer
Podcasts
2
Quotes
13
Podcast
On Being with Krista Tippett
The Counterclockwise book, and its subtitle, "The Power of Possibility," were mentioned. The book explores how changing one's perception of time and creating desired realities can lead to positive changes in life.
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The counterclockwise study and that was the men to do HPH.
— Episode: [Unedited] Ellen Langer with Krista Tipp...
Episode: [Unedited] Ellen Langer with Krista Tippett
The Counterclockwise book, and its subtitle, "The Power of Possibility," were mentioned. The book explores how changing one's perception of time and creating desired realities can lead to positive changes in life.
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The counterclockwise study and that was the men to do HPH.
And in the counterclockwise book I talk about what I call Langer's reverse Zeno's paradox
Episode: [Unedited] Ellen Langer with Krista Tippett
This book, subtitled "The Power of Possibility," explores the idea of creating what we want to be rather than simply describing what is. It also discusses Langer's reverse Zeno's paradox, suggesting that there is always a step, however small, that can be taken toward a goal.
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I think that my last book, the counterclockwise book, the subtitle, the psychology or the power of possibility is still a little different and something that may hopefully shape some part of the future where instead of describing what is, even if we're describing it in a more positive way, that we create what we wanted to be.
And then you know so that in the counterclockwise book I talk about what I call Langer's reverse Zeno's paradox Zeno is a philosopher who had this paradox with respect to distance that if you always go half the distance from where you are to where you want to be you're never going to get there.
Episode: Ellen Langer — Science of Mindlessness and Mindful...
This book details an experiment where the author demonstrably reversed the effects of aging in a group of elderly men. It explores the mind-body connection and the power of changing one's mindset.
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And her book, Counter Clockwise, tells the story of her experiment to demonstrably turn the clock back on age with a group of men in their 70s and 80s.
Yeah, this was a long time ago but so what drove that study was the same thing that drove the Chambermaid study and I can talk more about either one but it's this call at the Mindbody Unity Theory.
I think that my last book the counterclockwise book that subtitle the psychology or the power of possibility is still a little different.
Episode: [Unedited] Ellen Langer with Krista Tippett
This book, subtitled "The Power of Possibility," was mentioned as the author's last book at the time of the interview. It discusses the author's "Langer's reverse Zeno's paradox."
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And so in the counterclockwise book I talk about what I call Langer's reverse Zeno's paradox
I think that my last book the counterclockwise book the subtitle, the psychology or the power of possibility is still a little different
Episode: [Unedited] Ellen Langer with Krista Tippett
The Counterclockwise book, whose subtitle is 'the power of possibility', was mentioned as the author's last book at the time of the interview. It explores creating what one wants to be rather than merely describing what is. The book's ideas are described as potentially shaping the future of the field.
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And I think that my last book, the counterclockwise book, the subtitle, the psychology or the power of possibility is still a little different and something that may hopefully shape some part of the future where instead of describing what is, even if we're describing it in a more positive way, that we create what we wanted to be.
Episode: Ellen Langer — Science of Mindlessness and Mindful...
The book recounts an experiment where older men lived as if they were 20 years younger, resulting in demonstrable improvements in their physical and cognitive abilities. It's subtitled 'The Power of Possibility'.
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And her book, Counter Clockwise, tells the story of her experiment to demonstrably turn the clock back on age with a group of men in their 70s and 80s.
Yeah, this was a long time ago but so what drove that study was the same thing that drove the Chambermaid study and I can talk more about either one but it's this call at the Mindbody Unity Theory.
I think that my last book the counterclockwise book that subtitle the psychology or the power of possibility is still a little different.
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