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Nir Eyal: Fix the Mindset Sabotaging Your Success in Business and Life | Human Behavior | E391

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Mar 23, 2026
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Nir Eyal
Nir Eyal, bestselling author and behavioral design expert behind Hooked and Indistractable, explores how hidden beliefs block action. He discusses studies that show beliefs shape persistence and biology. Hear practical tools like the Motivation Triangle, turnarounds for relationships, and ways to cultivate entrepreneurial alertness and anticipation.
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ADVICE

Design Culture As A Set Of Shared Beliefs

  • Build company culture intentionally as a codified set of beliefs that signal what gets rewarded and promotes the founder's vision.
  • Nir emphasizes founders' role shaping beliefs to create entrepreneurial alertness and coordinated action.
ANECDOTE

Lucky People Literally See More Opportunities

  • A newspaper study had self-identified 'lucky' people spot a hidden prize in 11 seconds while 'unlucky' people took 2.5 minutes.
  • Belief in being lucky literally shaped attention to opportunities present in the same newspaper.
ADVICE

Three Practical Ways To Provoke Luck

  • Manufacture luck by practicing extreme gratitude, exiting comfort zones, and relishing failures as steps toward success.
  • Specifics: send thank-you notes, push social discomfort, and treat failures as progress toward the next win.
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