Andrew Huberman· PhD
People who don't experience enough wins for a long period of time, the brain is a prediction machine after all and they start to predict failure so takes a bit more work to wedge oneself out
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.
People who don't experience enough wins for a long period of time, the brain is a prediction machine after all and they start to predict failure so takes a bit more work to wedge oneself out
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People who don't experience enough wins for a long period of time, the brain is a prediction machine after all and they start to predict failure so takes a bit more work to wedge oneself out of that.