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The Expectation Effect

How Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life

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The Expectation Effect

By: David Robson
Narrated by: John Sackville
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A SUNDAY TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF 2023

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022: HEALTH AND WELLBEING

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POPULAR SCIENCE

People who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer. Lucky charms really do improve an athlete’s performance. Taking a placebo, even when you know it is a placebo, can still improve your health.

Welcome to The Expectation Effect. In this book David Robson takes us on a tour of the cutting-edge research happening right now that suggests our expectations shape our experience. Bringing together fascinating case studies and evidence-based science,

The Expectation Effect uncovers new techniques that we can all use to improve our fitness, productivity, intelligence, health and happiness. Of course, you can’t just think yourself thinner, happier or fitter, but using this book you can reframe many different facets of your life, and in so doing start real physiological change.

These easy-to-use skills will help you on your way to becoming the person you want to be, living the life you want to live. Listen now to an additional piece by David Robson 'How Your Mindset Shapes Your Love and Sex Life'

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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I can’t stop recommending this book to anyone that will listen. I’ve bought it for some close friends and can’t stop talking about it. This book is a must read for all ages.

Highly highly recommend this book!

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I would recommend this book.
Dont know why audible wants so many words in the review.

Very good

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Fantastic book on mindset, empowering and effective to say the least.
Narrator was well spoken and easy to understand, however, often felt like I was listening to a university lecture and would zone out.

Great read/listen

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this book exceeded my expectations, literally! I'd highly recommend reading this book if you want to get research backed case studies over how our expectations can literally add years into our lives and live a quality life. I have recommended this book to everyone I know!

your expectation can indeed add years to your life

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I’ve already shared this with everyone I care about and I’ll be reading it again. With thanks to David Robson for writing this terrific book and the researchers - including Alia Crum - who provided the material for it. Say no more. Enjoy.

I’ll be reading it again

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Sure a lot of things happen to us but the flip side of the coin is that we can choose to master our pathway through life by being mindful of our expectations.
David Robson invites us on a journey into expanding our growth just by recognising the power of our expectations. What an invitation, what a launch pad to our adventure.

You can choose

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An amazing, eye opening book (with great narration) that deserves as wide an audience as it can get!

Brilliant!

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A must listen. Puts a whole new well-researched explanation behind be careful what you wish for.

Fascinating

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This is an awesome book for those people of a certain age who have come to believe that things can only get harder. If you are one of those people THIS BOOK is your antidote. I will listen to this book a few more times. Extremely powerful.

The message. You can change your mindset!

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A fantastic view on humans and the way that thoughts, feeling, psycho-somatics influence us. Placebo: yes. This book also delves into nocebo: great info

Challenging ideas

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