Predictably Irrational: Our Effort to Understand Human Behavior

The Battle Between Pleasure and Productivity


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In this episode, student hosts Adrian, Ryo, and Tomoka explore the universal struggle of procrastination and self-control. By examining why we often choose immediate pleasure over long-term goals, the hosts discuss how human behavior is predictably irrational when it comes to managing time and distractions,. The episode features a breakdown of a famous MIT classroom experiment regarding deadlines, original survey data from university students, and personal stories about the "autopilot" nature of social media scrolling.

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Predictably Irrational: Our Effort to Understand Human BehaviorBy Ross Miller