In an interview with Langer about her 2023 book, The Mindful Body, they wrote that she had conducted over four decades of research proving “that how you think, feel, believe and expect is just as important, if not even more so, than what you do…” And our quote of the dayby Langer shares her insight into the world of possibilities when you just open your mind to them.
They call her the “mother of mindfulness” on Harvard’s Department of Psychology website, and that’s thanks to all of her work within the psychology of possibility and her research on mindfulness and the power of thought. And The New York Times dubbed her the “mother of positive psychology.”
And today’s quote again dives into Langer’s essential theory regarding the possibilities available to us if we allow ourselves to be open-minded.
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Quote of the Day by Ellen Langer
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This quote appears in Langer’s 2009 book, Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. The book basically poses the question, “If we could turn back the clock psychologically, could we also turn it back physically?” per its description.
As the Harvard Magazine reported in 2010, the experiment hoped that the study would show what she hypothesized: “that our fixed ideas, internalized in childhood, can affect the way we age.”
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And Langer lives this quote as well. In an interview with James Whittaker for his podcast, "Win the Day," he asked Langer if there are things she believes to be true even though it hasn’t been verified by science or research yet.
While we don’t want to get into the realm of wishful thinking or fantastical elements, Langer’s work has shown that there is a very clear relationship between keeping an open mind to things, even if you deem them not possible.
But when you believe in the psychology of possibility, and open yourself up to “the impossible,” more things can come your way. It’s all about being open and receiving gifts that might fall in your lap from that open-mindedness.
More Quotes from Ellen Langer
“Knowing what is and knowing what can be are not the same thing.”“What we have learned to look for in a situation determines mostly what we see.”“My ideas sometimes get the better of me. Before I clearly explain one, another comes to mind and seizes my attention....”“In the perspective of every person lies a lens through which we may better understand ourselves.”“Not only do we as individuals get locked into single-minded views, but we also reinforce these views for each other until the culture itself suffers the same mindlessness.”“Certainty is a cruel mindset. It hardens our minds against possibility.”Up Next:
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