Nir Eyal: How To Change Beliefs That Keep You Stuck... And Stop Suffering

Nir Eyal: How To Change Beliefs That Keep You Stuck... And Stop Suffering

Author: Josh Trent September 1, 2026 Duration: 1:03:31

What if the beliefs you are most certain about are standing between you and the life you dream of?

Josh Trent welcomes Nir Eyal, behavioral design expert and author of Beyond Belief, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 831, to explore why motivation is not a straight line, why the beliefs we treat as facts are often the only thing keeping us stuck, and why the brain is not a recording machine but a prediction device that filters reality through whatever it already believes to be true.


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In This Episode, Nir Eyal Uncovers:

  • (01:15) Motivation Is a Triangle
  • (05:20) The Flower Story: Beliefs Are Tools Not Truths
  • (08:20) Four Important Questions and the Turnaround
  • (19:50) The Science of Separating Pain from Suffering
  • (28:15) What Prayer Actually Does to the Brain
  • (38:15) How to Pray Without Perfect Faith
  • (42:40) The Word "Belief" Has "Lie" Inside It
  • (46:40) Pain Is Information + Mental Contrasting
  • (54:05) The World as a Simulation
  • (58:55) Three Things You Need to Know About Belief

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