Andrew Huberman· PhD
It speaks to the power of the visual system, like what we see just like the nail through the boot experiment. What we see profoundly impacts our experience of pleasure and pain in this case pain.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
It speaks to the power of the visual system, like what we see just like the nail through the boot experiment. What we see profoundly impacts our experience of pleasure and pain in this case pain.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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