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Ellen Langer

(1947) Psychologist

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Ellen Langer is a psychologist, best known for Mindfulness.

Quick Facts About Ellen Langer

Born
March 25, 1947
Profession
Psychologist
Notable works
Mindfulness

About Ellen Langer

Ellen Jane Langer is an American psychologist and professor of psychology at Harvard University. In 1981, she became the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard. She has been called the "mother of mindfulness" and the "mother of positive psychology". Langer studies the illusion of control, decision-making, aging, and mindfulness theory. Her most influential work is Counterclockwise, published in 2009, the first test of her mind/body unity theory. Her most recent book, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health, published in 2023, argues for the enormous control we have over our health based on mind/body unity.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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