Modern Wisdom

Manifestation is BS (this is what actually works) - Nir Eyal

March 17, 2026|Original: 1h 27m|10 key insights|5 min read

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Placebos work even when you know they're fake—Harvard study proves it with IBS patients

30% of Americans are 'nones'—and spiritual-but-not-religious people have the worst mental health outcomes

Your brain only processes 50 bits of info per second out of 11 million available—you're literally living in a simulation

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