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Your self doubt is lying to you | Mel Robbins #Shorts

By Mel Robbins

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This is an AI-generated summary of “Your self doubt is lying to you | Mel Robbins #Shorts” — a 2 min YouTube video by Mel Robbins, published May 12, 2026. It condenses the full transcript into 9 key takeaways with clickable timestamps.

Summary

A psychology study demonstrates that self-doubt and negative social perceptions are often driven by our own expectations, not objective reality, a phenomenon known as expectation bias.

Key Points

  • A psychology experiment from the late 70s/early 80s by Robert Kle at Dartmouth investigated the roots of self-doubt. 
  • In the study, one group of participants had a visible scar drawn on their face, while another group did not. 
  • Participants with the scar reported feeling judged and that their conversations with strangers were tense and cold. 
  • Crucially, the scar was actually removed from the participants before they entered the conversations, unbeknownst to them. 
  • Those who believed they had a scar behaved as if they were being judged, even though no scar was present. 
  • This led them to interpret interactions negatively and pay attention to things that did not objectively exist. 
  • This bias influences how we show up in conversations and interactions, creating the reality we anticipate. 
  • The experiment illustrates expectation bias, where we perceive the world based on our expectations rather than reality. 
  • Recognizing the 'scars' or expectations we carry is essential to understanding how they shape our experiences and perceptions. 
Your self doubt is lying to you | Mel Robbins #Shorts

Your self doubt is lying to you | Mel Robbins #Shorts

A psychology study demonstrates that self-doubt and negative social perceptions are often driven by our own expectations, not objective reality, a phenomenon known as expectation bias.

Key Points

—A psychology experiment from the late 70s/early 80s by Robert Kle at Dartmouth investigated the roots of self-doubt.
—In the study, one group of participants had a visible scar drawn on their face, while another group did not.
—Participants with the scar reported feeling judged and that their conversations with strangers were tense and cold.
—Crucially, the scar was actually removed from the participants before they entered the conversations, unbeknownst to them.
—Those who believed they had a scar behaved as if they were being judged, even though no scar was present.
—This led them to interpret interactions negatively and pay attention to things that did not objectively exist.
—This bias influences how we show up in conversations and interactions, creating the reality we anticipate.
—The experiment illustrates expectation bias, where we perceive the world based on our expectations rather than reality.
—Recognizing the 'scars' or expectations we carry is essential to understanding how they shape our experiences and perceptions.
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