Nir Eyal
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
That's exactly right.
And that's exactly what the rats taught us, isn't it?
Yeah.
That ability to swim for 60 hours was always in them.
we also have these amazing powers that have never been unlocked because we've never even conceived that they exist.
We can't even imagine that they're there, just like hypnosedation.
Now, am I arguing for people to go get hypnosedation?
Not really.
I don't think I would do it either.
At least I'm not ready to do it.
But what this story tells us is that these powers are there.
And so if tens of thousands of people have undergone surgery with zero anesthesia,
What does that mean about our day-to-day struggles?
We talked earlier about the number one criteria of whether you will achieve your goals is whether you quit.
What's the number one reason people quit?
It's hard.
This hurts.
I don't want to go to the gym.
I don't feel like doing this project.
This is too difficult.