Dr. Ellen Langer

I think it's sad that people think life has to be stressful, that work has to be unpleasant, that no matter what you're doing— I believe there's a way of doing it so that it's fun.

I think it's sad that people think life has to be stressful, that work has to be unpleasant, that no matter what you're doing— I believe there's a way of doing it so that it's fun.

I think it's sad that people think life has to be stressful, that work has to be unpleasant, that no matter what you're doing— I believe there's a way of doing it so that it's fun.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, clear. You wouldn't be having the experience now.

Well, clear. You wouldn't be having the experience now.

Well, clear. You wouldn't be having the experience now.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Not only that, but even the discussion about, let's say, something like sleep, I find it outrageous. We might even disagree on this here. But when people say, how much sleep do you need? Now, to me, if I just ran a marathon, that night I probably need a different amount of sleep than if I stayed in bed eating candy, watching movies all day. And my age, everything should play a part in this.

Not only that, but even the discussion about, let's say, something like sleep, I find it outrageous. We might even disagree on this here. But when people say, how much sleep do you need? Now, to me, if I just ran a marathon, that night I probably need a different amount of sleep than if I stayed in bed eating candy, watching movies all day. And my age, everything should play a part in this.

Not only that, but even the discussion about, let's say, something like sleep, I find it outrageous. We might even disagree on this here. But when people say, how much sleep do you need? Now, to me, if I just ran a marathon, that night I probably need a different amount of sleep than if I stayed in bed eating candy, watching movies all day. And my age, everything should play a part in this.

So to go back to the mind-body unity studies, we have a study where we have people in a sleep lab. They wake up and the clock tells them they got two hours more sleep than they actually got, two hours fewer, or the amount of sleep they got. biological and cognitive functioning follow perceived amount of sleep.

So to go back to the mind-body unity studies, we have a study where we have people in a sleep lab. They wake up and the clock tells them they got two hours more sleep than they actually got, two hours fewer, or the amount of sleep they got. biological and cognitive functioning follow perceived amount of sleep.

So to go back to the mind-body unity studies, we have a study where we have people in a sleep lab. They wake up and the clock tells them they got two hours more sleep than they actually got, two hours fewer, or the amount of sleep they got. biological and cognitive functioning follow perceived amount of sleep.

The funniest thing is that if you have to wake up early in the morning to make a flight, okay, so you have to get up at 4.30 in the morning to make a flight, what most people will do is go to sleep early the night before so they can wake up early. but they're not going to be able to fall asleep because the amount of sleep they need is dictated by the day before, not the day to come.

The funniest thing is that if you have to wake up early in the morning to make a flight, okay, so you have to get up at 4.30 in the morning to make a flight, what most people will do is go to sleep early the night before so they can wake up early. but they're not going to be able to fall asleep because the amount of sleep they need is dictated by the day before, not the day to come.