201. Are You Dreaming Too Big?
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Are fantasies helpful or harmful? How is daydreaming like a drug? And what did Angela fantasize about during ninth-grade English class?

• SOURCES:

• Patrick Bet-David), YouTuber and founding C.E.O. of PHP Agency Inc.

• Barbara Corcoran), "Shark" and executive producer on ABC’s *Shark Tank *and founder of The Corcoran Group.

• Peter Gollwitzer), professor of psychology at New York University.

• Danny Kahneman), professor emeritus of psychology at Princeton University.

• Robert Nozick), philosopher.

• Gabriele Oettingen), professor of psychology at New York University.

• Kim Scott), co-founder of Radical Candor and prominent C.E.O. coach in Silicon Valley.

• RESOURCES:

• "Dreamscrolling)," by Empower (*The Currency, *2024).

• "Most Americans Can’t Afford a $1,000 Emergency: Survey)," by Travis Schlepp (*The Hill, *2024).

• "Positive Fantasies and Negative Emotions in Soccer Fans)," by A. Timur Sevincer, Greta Wagner, and Gabriele Oettingen (*Cognition and Emotion, *2019).

• Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity)*, *by Kim Scott (2017).

• "Pleasure Now, Pain Later: Positive Fantasies About the Future Predict Symptoms of Depression)," by Gabriele Oettingen, Doris Mayer, and Sam Portnow (*Psychological Science, *2016).

• "Positive Fantasies About Idealized Futures Sap Energy)," by Heather Barry Kappes and Gabriele Oettingen (*Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, *2011).

• "Self-Regulation of Goal Setting: Turning Free Fantasies About the Future Into Binding Goals)," by Gabriele Oettingen, Hyeon-ju Pak, and Karoline Schnetter (*Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, *2001).

• "Intuitive Prediction: Biases and Corrective Procedures)," by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (DARPA Technical Report, 1977).

• Anarchy, State, and Utopia)*, *by Robert Nozick (1974).

• EXTRAS:

• "Can You Really 'Manifest' Success Through Positive Visualization?)" by *No Stupid Questions *(2024).