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Bad Decisions — 62 episodes

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A special something for the original Bad Decisions fans

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Mini episode 25: Why do good companies stay with bad software?

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Mini episode 24: Why do we love celebs with dad bods?

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Mini episode 23: Why do I keep paying for insurance that I never use?

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Mini epsiode 22: Why did my pay rise buzz wear off so quickly?

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Mini epsiode 21: Why have I stopped (compulsively) checking my investments?

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Mini episode 20: Why don’t waiters just write down my order?

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Mini episode 19 - Why is it 11:11 every time I look at my watch?

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Mini episode 18 - Why does everyone think they’re a great driver?

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Mini episode 17 - Why do smart people believe dumb horoscopes?

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Mini episode 16 - Why do groups of adults argue over who gets to pay the bill?

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Mini episode 15 - Why do these things always happen to me?

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Mini episode 14 - Why does everyone remember Kodak as a failure?

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Mini episode 13 - Why did I buy so many pairs of sweatpants?

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Mini episode 12 - Why do I keep paying for a gym membership I never use?

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Mini episode 11 - Why do people stay in jobs they hate?

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Mini episode 10 - Why aren’t we shopped out by Boxing Day?

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Mini episode 9 - Why do people pay so much for diamonds?

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Mini episode 8 - Why is there a $140 option at my local car wash?

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Mini episode 7 - Why do people pay $7 for toast at a cafe?

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Mini episode 6 - Why won’t anyone pay me what my car is actually worth?

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Mini episode 5 - Why do i get so many notifications about the status of my parcel?

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Mini episode 4 - Why do I keep ordering the same burrito?

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Mini Episode 3 - Why do cans of Coke, diet Coke and Coke Zero all suddenly look the same?

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Mini Episode 2 - Why do people queue up outside full restaurants?

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Mini Episode 1 - Why do we keep the boxes from expensive shoes and handbags?

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An update from the Bad Decisions team

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Authority bias: Why nine in ten dentists recommend this episode

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The Scarcity Bias: why you always want what you can’t have

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Commitment Bias: Why you should shout it out loud

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A special announcement from Bad Decisions

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Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why you might know just enough to be dangerous

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Pratfall Effect: Why you can afford to make a mistake

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Reciprocity Bias: Why you should always buy the first coffee

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Ostrich effect: Why you really should just go to the doctor

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Zero Risk Bias: Why there’s so much value in nothing

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Barnum Effect: Why smart people believe ridiculous things

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Halo Effect: Why judging a book by its cover is pretty much unavoidable

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Mere Exposure Effect: Why turning up is half the battle

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Status Quo Bias: Why old, stubborn people kind of have a point

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Projection Bias: Why shopping whilst hungry is a terrible idea

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Effort Bias: Why you should let them see you sweat

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Spotlight effect: Why nobody else notices the ketchup stain on your shorts

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Zeigarnik effect: Why you want to know what happens in this episode

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Focusing illusion: Why we don’t really need a pay-rise

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Ben Franklin effect: Why we should all be asking for way more favours

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Framing effect: Why we like our milk fat-free and our luxury cars full price

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Hot Hand Fallacy: Why we love seeing hot streaks

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Planning Fallacy: Why the best laid plans always go awry

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Mental Accounting: Why we’ll probably die broke

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Peak-End Rule: Why we all love a lolly bag

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Sunk Cost: Why we behave so badly at the buffet

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Default Bias: Why Australians take their organs to the grave

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Licensing Effect: Why we order Diet Coke with our large Big Mac meals

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Temporal Discounting: Why we want $10 today, not $15 tomorrow

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Anchoring: Why we spend too much on BBQs

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Confirmation Bias: Why black Jeeps are everywhere

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Social Proof: Why we knowingly make stupid choices with our friends

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Endowment Effect: Why we always sit in the same damn seat

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Choice Paradox: Why it’s so hard to choose a hamburger

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Availability Bias: Why we massively overestimate our chances of success

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Intro to Bad Decisions

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