The Stuff They Should Have Taught You In School Podcast

EP245 Anchoring Bias

The first number you hear completely warps every decision that follows - even when it's totally random. 

Discover how retailers, negotiators, and salespeople use anchoring to manipulate your spending, and learn practical strategies to set your own anchors first.

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EP244 The Paradox of Choice

Why does having thousands of Netflix options make you less happy than when you had just 3 TV channels? 

The paradox of choice explains why too many options paralyse us and leave us less satisfied. 

Learn why constraints are actually freedom and how to make better decisions faster.

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EP243 Survivorship Bias

Ever wonder why everyone else seems to be crushing life on social media while you're struggling? 

Why do we think success is more common than it actually is? 

Survivorship bias means we only hear from the winners while millions of failures stay silent. 

Learn how to make better decisions by seeing the full picture.

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EP242 Same Event, Different Story

When Trump proposed eliminating tip taxes, CBS called it a "$250 billion cost." When Harris backed the same policy, CBS said she was "fighting for workers." 

Same story, different spin. Learn how to read between the headlines and avoid media manipulation.

And it’s not just the news, all stories have different side.

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EP241 Tax the rich? Or bite hand that feeds you

The top 10% of Americans pay 72% of all income taxes - but is that fair, or should it be more? Or less?

We dive into the age-old debate between taxing the wealthy and keeping the economy thriving, with surprising insights about what the rich really care about.

Perfect for anyone who loves discovering the "why" behind everyday patterns and wants to use psychology to their advantage.

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EP240 Principle of Least Effort

Ever wonder why some words are used way more than others, or why a few massive cities exist while most towns stay tiny? It's all thanks to something called the "principle of least effort" - basically, humans are brilliantly lazy and it shapes everything around us.

In this episode, we dive into George Zipf's mind-blowing discovery that when millions of people independently choose the easiest path, it creates predictable patterns everywhere - from your daily vocabulary to why Amazon dominates to how social media algorithms work.

We'll break down what this principle actually is, share real-world examples you can spot today, and give you practical ways to use this knowledge in your own life. Whether you're trying to build better habits, understand why certain trends explode, or just want to see the hidden forces shaping society, this one will change how you see the world.

Perfect for anyone who loves discovering the "why" behind everyday patterns and wants to use psychology to their advantage.

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EP239 Galls law

Gall's Law states that "a complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked." In other words, you can't build complex systems from scratch - they have to grow from working simple systems.

What does this mean in practice and how do we apply it. 

Also I cover an important caveat to this law.

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EP238 Goodhart's Law

Goodhart's Law states: when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

What does this mean and how can we use it?

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EP237 Peter Principle

Why is it that great employees make terrible managers?
And what can we do about it?

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EP236 law of diminishing returns

Ever wonder why that third slice of pizza doesn't hit the same as the first? Or why working 12 hours straight is less productive than focused 2-hour sessions? Welcome to the law of diminishing returns - one of the most powerful principles for optimising your life and business.

In this episode, we break down why more isn't always better and how to recognise when you're hitting the point of diminishing returns in everything from fitness and productivity to marketing spend and relationships.

What You'll Learn:

• The core principle behind diminishing returns and why it shows up everywhere
• Real-world examples from fitness, work, business, and personal relationships
• Practical frameworks to optimse your resource allocation, goal setting, time management, business decisions, and relationships

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