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Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, How to Keep a Luck Diary, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, Mass Participation Experiments, NLP, Remote Viewing, and Attempting the Impossible (#593)

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    My mantra is always What is the scientific underpinning of these ideas?
    — Richard Wiseman

    Richard Wiseman (@richardwiseman) holds Britain’s only professorship in the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles examining the psychology of magic and illusion, the paranormal, luck, and self-help. His books on psychology, which include The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind and 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot, have sold more than three million copies worldwide, and his psychology-based YouTube videos have garnered more than 500 million views.

    Elizabeth Loftus, former president of The Association for Psychological Science, described Richard as “one of the world’s most creative psychologists,” and The Independent On Sunday chose him as one of the top 100 people who make Britain a better place to live. In addition to his work in the field of psychology, Richard served as director of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for eight years.

    He recently co-authored David Copperfield’s History of Magic, and his next book, Psychology: Why It Matters, will be published later this year.

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    #593: Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, How to Keep a Luck Diary, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, Mass Participation Experiments, NLP, Remote Viewing, and Attempting the Impossible

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    MORE RICHARD WISEMAN QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

    “Magic tricks have to work every single time. Not only when people see them, but when they talk about it in the bar afterwards.”
    — Richard Wiseman

    “Magicians withhold their secrets for the good of the audience.”
    — Richard Wiseman

    “People have difficult lives. We know that. And we know that psychology can help them.”
    — Richard Wiseman

    “My mantra is always What is the scientific underpinning of these ideas?“
    — Richard Wiseman

    “This is going to go at some point. So make tonight count.”
    — Richard Wiseman

    “Smile.”
    — Richard Wiseman

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