Much of our common understanding of hypnosis has been gleaned from mind-control plots in Hollywood movies or hokey on-stage demonstrations. On this episode of How To!, Carvell Wallace brings on Stanford University psychiatrist and researcher <a href="https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/david-spiegel">Dr. David Spiegel</a> to talk about what hypnosis is (and isn’t), as well as its potential to address stress, pain, and even athletic performance. Plus, with Carvell wrestling with an ongoing major project, Dr. Spiegel tests our host’s hypnotizability—then leads him through an exercise aimed at confronting procrastination.
Learn more about Dr. Spiegel and his self-hypnosis app, <a href="https://www.reveri.com/">Reveri</a>. If you liked this episode, check out <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2019/08/a-habit-expert-helps-a-former-cop-control-anxiety-attacks">How To Stop Being Anxious</a> and <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2021/03/how-to-stop-overthinking">How To Quiet the Chatter in Your Head</a>. 
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