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Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Breakthrough Results
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Expected 10 Mar 26What if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief?
Most of your limits aren’t physical. They’re psychological. In Beyond Belief, bestselling author Nir Eyal (Indistractable, Hooked) reveals how the hidden assumptions you carry shape what you see, how you feel, and what you do—and how to replace them with beliefs that unlock your true potential.
Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and unforgettable case studies, Eyal introduces the Three Powers of Attention, Anticipation, and Agency. Mastering these powers transforms how you see challenges, feel about the future, and act when it matters most.
You’ll learn how
Spot hidden opportunities and solutions others overlook. Reclaim your mood, energy, and confidence by reshaping your beliefs. Stay calm, decisive, and in control when life feels uncertain. Break free from beliefs that sabotage your health, relationships, and career. Push further, last longer, and achieve beyond your limits. If you’ve ever quit too soon, stalled in your career, or sabotaged your own goals, this book gives you the science and the system to go further than you thought possible.
Surgeries without anesthesia. Placebos that heal. Resilience multiplied 240 times longer. Beyond Belief reveals the science behind these breakthroughs and shows why your limits aren’t fixed—they’re learned. And with the right beliefs, you can achieve breakthrough results.
Most of your limits aren’t physical. They’re psychological. In Beyond Belief, bestselling author Nir Eyal (Indistractable, Hooked) reveals how the hidden assumptions you carry shape what you see, how you feel, and what you do—and how to replace them with beliefs that unlock your true potential.
Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and unforgettable case studies, Eyal introduces the Three Powers of Attention, Anticipation, and Agency. Mastering these powers transforms how you see challenges, feel about the future, and act when it matters most.
You’ll learn how
Spot hidden opportunities and solutions others overlook. Reclaim your mood, energy, and confidence by reshaping your beliefs. Stay calm, decisive, and in control when life feels uncertain. Break free from beliefs that sabotage your health, relationships, and career. Push further, last longer, and achieve beyond your limits. If you’ve ever quit too soon, stalled in your career, or sabotaged your own goals, this book gives you the science and the system to go further than you thought possible.
Surgeries without anesthesia. Placebos that heal. Resilience multiplied 240 times longer. Beyond Belief reveals the science behind these breakthroughs and shows why your limits aren’t fixed—they’re learned. And with the right beliefs, you can achieve breakthrough results.
- GenresNonfiction
304 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication March 10, 2026
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About the author
Nir Eyal
12 books31.3k followersNir Eyal is the bestselling author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" (a finalist for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards) and "Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life." (nominated for the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards)
He has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. His writing on technology, psychology and business appears in the Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.
Nir blogs regularly at NirAndFar.com
He has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. His writing on technology, psychology and business appears in the Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.
Nir blogs regularly at NirAndFar.com
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I loved the first 2 parts and found the third part, just ok. The book is broken down into 3 parts...the Power to SEE, FEEL and DO what you believe.
In the first part, the Power to See, one line stood out, "Our beliefs shape what we see, which influences how we act, and this in turn affects how others respond, ultimately confirming our initial belief." The way we perceive things influence what we believe, and as the author says, "That's were belief lives: nestled between fact and faith."
The second part, The Power to FEEL, he highlights that what we believe about things shape how we feel, which then confirms those feelings and the cycle continues. He talks a lot about the idea of pain and discomfort and how those feelings affect what we believe about certain things. The most thought provoking idea in this section is "Sometimes our preconceptions cheat us out of fresh experiences. If you assume a meeting will be useless, you might mentally check out and indeed get nothing from it. The anticipation of uselessness becomes self-fulfilling." That is so true and has challenged me to think and approach things differently.
Finally in the last section, The Power to DO, I just breezed through it. It was more of the same for me, nothing really groundbreaking. Good reminders on other prevalent thoughts, but not many new ideas that caught my attention.
Summed up: "The Three Powers of Belief operate in a continuous loop: What you believe directs your focus (attention), which shapes your expectations (anticipation), which fuels your actions (agency)."
In the first part, the Power to See, one line stood out, "Our beliefs shape what we see, which influences how we act, and this in turn affects how others respond, ultimately confirming our initial belief." The way we perceive things influence what we believe, and as the author says, "That's were belief lives: nestled between fact and faith."
The second part, The Power to FEEL, he highlights that what we believe about things shape how we feel, which then confirms those feelings and the cycle continues. He talks a lot about the idea of pain and discomfort and how those feelings affect what we believe about certain things. The most thought provoking idea in this section is "Sometimes our preconceptions cheat us out of fresh experiences. If you assume a meeting will be useless, you might mentally check out and indeed get nothing from it. The anticipation of uselessness becomes self-fulfilling." That is so true and has challenged me to think and approach things differently.
Finally in the last section, The Power to DO, I just breezed through it. It was more of the same for me, nothing really groundbreaking. Good reminders on other prevalent thoughts, but not many new ideas that caught my attention.
Summed up: "The Three Powers of Belief operate in a continuous loop: What you believe directs your focus (attention), which shapes your expectations (anticipation), which fuels your actions (agency)."
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