DeepSummary
Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson explore the idea of 'manifesting' - that our thoughts can impact the world around us and by changing our thoughts, we can change our lives. They discuss the psychological and supernatural aspects of manifesting, separating practical psychological mechanisms from pseudoscientific claims. Forrest critiques the 'Law of Attraction' and issues with attributing outcomes solely to one's thoughts, while Rick acknowledges potential supernatural factors.
They outline a practical, psychologically-grounded approach to manifesting by focusing on self-belief, self-worth, goal clarity, authenticity, consistent effort, mindset development, and overcoming inhibitions. Rick provides a detailed process for identifying and changing limiting beliefs to instill more positive, empowering beliefs.
While open to spiritual dimensions, the discussion centers on actionable steps people can take to create the life they want through psychological understanding and hard work, rather than mystical thinking alone. The aim is to distill useful elements of 'manifesting' into an evidence-based framework.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Separate the psychological mechanisms of 'manifesting' from supernatural or pseudoscientific claims.
- Focus on building self-belief, self-worth, and self-efficacy as a foundation.
- Gain clarity on authentic goals and desires.
- Consistently apply effort over time to make progress.
- Work to overcome inhibiting fears and limiting beliefs.
- Develop a flexible, growth-oriented mindset.
- View yourself as a source of safety capable of persisting through difficulties.
- Be open to spiritual dimensions but ground your approach in evidence-based psychology.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “You know, abandon hope, ye who enter here? That's the catacombs.“ by Rick Hanson
- “We're going to be wading through manifesting today, and to help me do that, I am joined by clinical psychologist doctor Rick Hansen.“ by Forrest Hanson
- “If you dont have those, youre not going to apply the effort. And then alongside those three things, I would kind of put another fourth bucket that has a lot of little things in it that are all really important but theyre a little fuzzier.“ by Forrest Hanson
- “I think we need to be careful about scientism, the new secular religion of the age. And a fundamentally scientific attitude is that the absence of evidence is not itself evidence of absence.“ by Rick Hanson
- “People usually pick the higher road belief. And then in the third step, imagine yourself again, maybe more quickly, operating on the basis of the new belief and experiencing in your imagination, and ideally in a felt way, how good it will be for you and others to do that.“ by Rick Hanson
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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson
5/27/24