The Power of Expectations | Invisibilia | NPR

In this beautiful animation from Invisibilia’s season one episode “How to Become Batman,” the show explores whether your private thoughts and expectations can influence how well a rat runs a maze, and how those expectations can have a profound impact on our own lives.
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  • @HoradrimBR
    @HoradrimBRАй бұрын

    The best lesson about it is to became the source of expectations about yourself. That's really empowering!

  • @JayWong1997
    @JayWong19975 жыл бұрын

    These small animations really need more audience

  • @smmushii
    @smmushii Жыл бұрын

    give your animators a raise!! this is amazing

  • @nftbandit9645
    @nftbandit96453 жыл бұрын

    I knew it! My therapist always tells me great expectations great disappointment no expectations no disappointments and I have always argued with him about that because I think A healthy level of expectation is good for people. It shows them that you believe in them and you believe in yourself to make that expectation end it only drives people to want to be better. I’m not talking about any sort of unobtainable expectation but it’s a natural human thing to believe that if you hire somebody for a job for example you expect them to deliver on their promise. If you don’t expect somebody to deliver then you’re going to be let down constantly.

  • @Flute442-jv8ri

    @Flute442-jv8ri

    2 ай бұрын

    Precisely! When I became friends with some young girls, as a guy, the hidden expectation I received from one of the parents was that I would protect, influence them correctly and guide those girls, sure there was an motivation to have a girlfriend, but an older guy maybe interested in having sex and romance with a girl, is a suitable tradeoff to protecting the girl from the horrors of a terrible schooling system that will try to infantilize, brainwash and control, they couldn't have known this, but I also intended to protect them from pot, sure, I am fine with other people smoking pot, but not them, same with transgenderism, other people can do their thing, but they are not it, or better against it, and I am allied with them, sure as a guy I have expectations of a girl, and desires, but being a protective force for some girls, makes me more masculine, as they become more feminine as they are protected by my unstoppable force.

  • @Meowverick

    @Meowverick

    Ай бұрын

    This is a context disparity. Expectations in the context of trying to exert control over that which you cannot or should not try to control = your therapist is correct. Look up confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance while you're at it. It's not you OR your therapist being right, you're both right...the real question is, in a world filled with an abundance of possibilities, what are the reasons you're limiting your views to one way or the other?

  • @szymborska
    @szymborska5 жыл бұрын

    Ever had an amazing boss? Ever had a shitty boss? I think you get the idea...

  • @itchynights
    @itchynights5 жыл бұрын

    i expected this to be good and it was... great. damn

  • @monray300
    @monray3003 жыл бұрын

    This is interesting I have experienced this myself. Another thing to think about is how you can effect the attitude of the person who puts expectations on you, if you are aware of what's going on

  • @CellarPhantom
    @CellarPhantom4 жыл бұрын

    I have been trying to live my life with little to no expectations for as long as I can remember, but now I start to wonder if that's a bad idea. I am discovering that expactations can change outcome, in a great way. But then of course I would also have to deal with the moments where my expectations are not met. Maybe the pros outweights the cons.

  • @mikafizz1022

    @mikafizz1022

    Жыл бұрын

    Expect positive stuff but embrace the MOMENT. It's a balance.

  • @GroundbreakGames
    @GroundbreakGames5 жыл бұрын

    Why did he sneak in to his own lab at night?

  • @hellishtimber

    @hellishtimber

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rosenthal had been banned from being present on the UND campus outside of normal office hours a couple of years prior. Something to do with an experiment involving custodial staff e.g. moving their brooms, locking supply closets while they were inside etc.

  • @TheKatrinaRuthShow
    @TheKatrinaRuthShow3 жыл бұрын

    This is great, and insightful! Thank you for sharing!

  • @andrewwinters2123
    @andrewwinters21235 жыл бұрын

    Interesting close to the video regarding moving lines. Reminded me of Murakami's short story "Cream" - "A circle with many centers."

  • @abhaadhikari809
    @abhaadhikari8093 жыл бұрын

    Dude this channel is awesome!

  • @zenozisgaming5175
    @zenozisgaming51755 жыл бұрын

    Nice, nice. Thank you for this.

  • @Blaze24727
    @Blaze247273 жыл бұрын

    Love ❤️

  • @HBTSChannel
    @HBTSChannel5 жыл бұрын

    Damn. That’s cray cray

  • @colorado841
    @colorado8413 жыл бұрын

    I expect everyone who reads this comment will think it is brilliant and insightful.

  • @mikafizz1022

    @mikafizz1022

    Жыл бұрын

    Hahaha I think you're funny and witty with your humor. Which means I think you ARE smart just off of a first impression!

  • @escapefelicity2913
    @escapefelicity2913 Жыл бұрын

    Bob didn't BRINGS, he BROUGHT. Past tense; turn your brights on.

  • @Vincent-vx8ex
    @Vincent-vx8ex4 жыл бұрын

    Si what goes on when an underdog team, player, fighter has unexpected success?

  • @suncu91

    @suncu91

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those cases are amazing because they are exeptions. People who run into a burning building so save another are heros because it is not something every person would do. Also, underdogs have their own safety nets. Their friends, relatives, coaches who support them and cheer them on.

  • @Blaze24727
    @Blaze247273 жыл бұрын

    ❤️ said he had been to

  • @pakigangsta5
    @pakigangsta54 жыл бұрын

    So if I expect a girl to be my girlfriend, will hanging out with her make her mine?

  • @schopixlive

    @schopixlive

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do think it gives you a much better shot. That positive expectation and confidence is extremely attractive to women. They'll realize you don't doubt your worth, so they won't start to doubt it either. If you go around doubting yourself and expecting that the girl won't like you because she's out of your league or because you don't deserve it or something, she'll notice that immediately and it'll come off simp-y and unattractive.

  • @oftheuniverse2242
    @oftheuniverse22425 жыл бұрын

    The speed of thought is faster than the speed of light and likely, light itself. Now! What important, influential and harmful entities think of you - including yourself - is very... EXTREMELY.. Important. Consciousness is not just Life, it's all encompacing.

  • @MichaelBoyesCredo
    @MichaelBoyesCredo5 жыл бұрын

    Where is the rest of the story? This is three minutes!

  • @popypop3549
    @popypop35492 жыл бұрын

    I'm no rat 😂

  • @rcjc411
    @rcjc411 Жыл бұрын

    Bobzee Farog

  • @BrendaRuscigno
    @BrendaRuscigno2 ай бұрын

    Did you really just say behavior changes?

  • @GabriellaMarpaung
    @GabriellaMarpaung5 жыл бұрын

    Carol dweck

  • @joshuastrange6137
    @joshuastrange61373 жыл бұрын

    1

  • @benefitstaiga
    @benefitstaiga11 ай бұрын

    suii

  • @idk-um8vq
    @idk-um8vq3 жыл бұрын

    my teacher sent me here. stop

  • @escapefelicity2913
    @escapefelicity2913 Жыл бұрын

    What were your hopes for that fuking background noise?

  • @bethgott9768
    @bethgott97682 ай бұрын

    Basic wording....non-descriptive such as INCREDIBLY bright ignorant etc

  • @j.montcliff377
    @j.montcliff3772 жыл бұрын

    Narrator has a very unpleasant sounding voice.

  • @elusive_wil5684
    @elusive_wil56843 жыл бұрын

    i expect this comment to get many many likes.

  • @coreyscott9590
    @coreyscott95905 жыл бұрын

    Ew. Vocal fry. Enough after 3 seconds.

  • @user-ge5cx8gz8t
    @user-ge5cx8gz8t4 ай бұрын

    give your animators a raise!! this is amazing