The Behavior Shift Show

<p>Ever notice how one bad moment can ruin an otherwise great experience? This week, we’re walking you through the recency effect: a cognitive bias that causes us to give more weight to the most recent interactions when...

<p>Why are we so complicit staying in situations that are just…fine? This week, we’re examining the powerful pull of the status quo bias, aka our tendency to stick with what’s familiar, even when better options are...

<p>We continue our conversation by introducing you to the lesser-known but influential concept of sure loss. Sure loss explains why we often become risk-seeking precisely when we should stop, whether it’s because we’re...

<p>Loss aversion is one of the most well-known ideas in behavioral science, but that doesn’t mean it’s not misunderstood. This week, we’re unpacking why losses feel about twice as powerful as gains, and how that...

<p>The availability bias is one of the most convincing mental shortcuts we use, and that is exactly what makes it so dangerous. In this episode, we explore how our brains confuse ease of recall with actual likelihood...

<p>College has always been a challenging time for young adults, but today’s students are facing unprecedented levels of distraction, pressure, and overwhelm. This week, we explore a potential solution by unpacking why...

<p>What if “good enough” was actually the best possible outcome? As we wrap up our Decisions Series, we explore “satisficing decisions”—low-stakes choices that feel important but don’t really change the course of our...

<p>Most goals fail—not from lack of ambition, but from being set incorrectly. Achieving your goals the right way requires a mix of values, feedback, commitment, and a little behavioral science. In this episode, get...

<p>We make tens of thousands of decisions every day, so today, we’re breaking down the power of routine decisions. From what we eat to how we start our mornings, these decisions might feel insignificant on their own...

<p>This week, we’re turning our attention to critical decisions—the big, high-stakes choices that can shape our lives and careers. Unlike the quick, reactive calls we explored last time, these decisions demand time...

<p>This week, we’re diving even deeper into decision-making to tackle one of the toughest types of choices we face—tricky decisions. These are high-impact calls we have to make fast, often under pressure or stress, when...

<p>How do you make the “right” decision in any given situation? This week, we break down the “Decision Quadrant,” a simple but powerful tool that helps us identify whether a choice is tricky, critical, routine, or...

<p>Continuing on our decisions series, this week we’re breaking down Daniel Kahneman’s influential model of System 1 and System 2 thinking: the fast, intuitive decisions we make on autopilot versus the slow, deliberate...

<p>We’re back and diving into the psychology of decision-making. Everything from the 35,000 choices we make every day to the small, repeated decisions that shape our habits and ultimately define who we become. We unpack...

<p>Have you ever realized that one tiny decision could change the course of your entire day? Crazier still - your entire life? This week, we explore the psychology of inflection points, the seemingly small decisions we...