The placebo effect can be enhanced by ritual — more elaborate placebos work better.

Your perception is limited.

Motivation can influence persistence and goal achievement.

Confirmation bias causes people to favor information that supports their existing beliefs.

Eastern and Western philosophies developed largely independently yet address the same fundamental questions.

The anchoring effect causes people to rely heavily on the first piece of information they hear.

The Ames room illusion distorts perceived size and distance.

Intrinsic motivation — doing something for its own sake — produces better long-term performance than extrinsic rewards.

The placebo effect can produce measurable physiological changes.