Lucas Dixon
Researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast who studies beliefs in manifestation and developed a manifestation belief scale linking such beliefs to risk-taking and financial outcomes.
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Mar 13, 2026 • 26min
Can I really manifest the future?
Gabriele Oettingen, psychology professor who developed the WHOOP mental-contrasting method. Sabina Brennan, neuroscientist and psychologist focused on attention and behaviour. Lucas Dixon, researcher who measured belief in manifesting and its links to risk. They discuss what manifesting means, how focused attention and gratitude can steer behavior, why positive fantasies can sap energy, and a practical mental-contrasting technique.
