2. Why Do We Do the Things We Do?

Last time we looked at what carbon is and why sustainability is important. And this has got Barry thinking – now that we know all of that, why do we keep repeating the same old behaviours? Why do we do things over and over again that we know are bad fo...

Episode 2 of the Hammer It Home podcast, hosted by 10 Speaks, titled "2. Why Do We Do the Things We Do?" was published on March 10, 2021 and runs 37 minutes.

March 10, 2021 ·37m · Hammer It Home

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Last time we looked at what carbon is and why sustainability is important. And this has got Barry thinking – now that we know all of that, why do we keep repeating the same old behaviours? Why do we do things over and over again that we know are bad for us?  That’s not a question Barry can answer, so he’s called in behavioural scientist Kim Borg from BehaviourWorks Australia to get the lowdown. BehaviourWorks is a behaviour change research unit at Monash Sustainable Development Institute in Melbourne  https://www.behaviourworksaustralia.org/So, let’s find out if it is possible to trick our brain into patterns which will benefit us AND the planet.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Last time we looked at what carbon is and why sustainability is important. And this has got Barry thinking – now that we know all of that, why do we keep repeating the same old behaviours? Why do we do things over and over again that we know are bad for us?

That’s not a question Barry can answer, so he’s called in behavioural scientist Kim Borg from BehaviourWorks Australia to get the lowdown.

BehaviourWorks is a behaviour change research unit at Monash Sustainable Development Institute in Melbourne https://www.behaviourworksaustralia.org/

So, let’s find out if it is possible to trick our brain into patterns which will benefit us AND the planet.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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