EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 1H 31M
Why You Do Things You Know Are Bad for You: A Behavioural Scientist Explains - Jason Lear
from Made In Chaos with Ryan Curtis · host Ryan Curtis
Why Do You Keep Doing Things You Know Are Bad for You? A Behavioural Scientist Explains.Most people think they're in control of their decisions. They're not, and the science proves it.Ryan sits down with Jason Lear, behavioural analyst and organiser of TEDxBlackMountain, for one of the most thought-provoking episodes of Made in Chaos yet. Jason breaks down the hidden patterns driving human behaviour in sport, business, leadership, addiction, and everyday life, and explains why most attempts to change fail before they even begin.What we get into:Why humans are fundamentally irrational and what that means for your decisionsWhat gets tolerated becomes the standard, and why it destroys teams and businessesThe Rosenthal experiment: how your expectations literally change other people's outcomesSocial media as a slot machine, and the behavioural engineering behind the scrollWhy ultra-processed food and your phone were built on the same addiction scienceThe EAST Framework: the proven system for actually changing behaviourWhy people repeat behaviours that clearly ruin their livesWhat truly separates people who change from those who stay stuckTEDx: what makes an idea worth sharing and worth rememberingThinking fast slowly, the elite skill that separates great performers under pressureRyan Curtis is a former Irish MMA fighter who was paralysed from the neck down and told he would never walk again. He defied every odd and rebuilt his life from the ground up. Made in Chaos exists to platform guests with hard-earned wisdom worth sharing.Follow: @madeinchaospod | @chaoscurtis
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Why Do You Keep Doing Things You Know Are Bad for You? A Behavioural Scientist Explains.Most people think they're in control of their decisions. They're not, and the science proves it.Ryan sits down with Jason Lear, behavioural analyst and organiser of TEDxBlackMountain, for one of the most thought-provoking episodes of Made in Chaos yet. Jason breaks down the hidden patterns driving human behaviour in sport, business, leadership, addiction, and everyday life, and explains why most attempts to change fail before they even begin.What we get into:Why humans are fundamentally irrational and what that means for your decisionsWhat gets tolerated becomes the standard, and why it destroys teams and businessesThe Rosenthal experiment: how your expectations literally change other people's outcomesSocial media as a slot machine, and the behavioural engineering behind the scrollWhy ultra-processed food and your phone were built on the same addiction scienceThe EAST Framework: the proven system for actually changing behaviourWhy people repeat behaviours that clearly ruin their livesWhat truly separates people who change from those who stay stuckTEDx: what makes an idea worth sharing and worth rememberingThinking fast slowly, the elite skill that separates great performers under pressureRyan Curtis is a former Irish MMA fighter who was paralysed from the neck down and told he would never walk again. He defied every odd and rebuilt his life from the ground up. Made in Chaos exists to platform guests with hard-earned wisdom worth sharing.Follow: @madeinchaospod | @chaoscurtis
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