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Jun 19, 2025 29 min

Why you may find this text boring

from The Substance of Sustainability Podcast Hosted by Levien van Zon

In this episode we address the ways in which we think. We humans often behave in ways that are “irrational”, and this underlies many of our collective problems. Using some of the underlying neuroscience, I will show that this is not because we are badly informed or incapable of thinking about long-term consequences. Rather, what we consider “rational” thinking isn’t our default mode (and also it is hard, and it isn’t all that rational). Instead, most of our “thinking” is unconscious, and our conscious thinking is driven more by stories and feelings than by facts. You can read the accompanying article on https://lvzon.substack.com and on https://sustainsubstance.org/thoughts-feelings-stories.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lvzon.substack.com

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