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Can possibility be trained?
Perceived possibility — what a person believes is available to them — may be trainable independent of circumstance. The Lab is investigating what that training actually looks like.
Working Hypothesis
Working hypothesis: repeated, structured exposure to disconfirming evidence (people who did the 'impossible' thing) measurably widens a person's perceived option set, distinct from motivation or confidence.
What We Know
- Exposure to counter-stereotypical or counter-expectation models has been shown to shift perceived possibility in adjacent domains.
- Perceived possibility is not the same variable as optimism or self-esteem.
What We Do Not Yet Know
- How long a widened sense of possibility persists without reinforcement.
- Whether it generalizes across domains or stays narrow to the modeled example.
Opened 2026-02-18Updated 2026-07-01