Lynne Thoman
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard Jun 2025
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So interesting. And I suspect there are many people that spend more than seven hours a day on their devices. They may work all day or much of the day on their devices. And then when they go home, they may turn on a device for entertainment, whether that's Netflix or Amazon Prime Video or gaming or social media or dating apps. You said people become more impatient and more intolerant.
Does that mean that the physical world is going to feel less and less attractive to us?
So interesting. You talked about research you've done on people becoming more impatient. What does the data show?
We used to do things 100% on our own, based on our own instincts and serendipity. But we don't anymore. I think you have some wonderful examples, like restaurants or music. Can you talk about that?
Yes, if you walk by a restaurant and you like the outside of it. In the old days, you might walk in, but now my guess is almost 100% of people would check their device for reviews and ratings on the restaurant first.
Have our devices made us more risk averse?
What's changed when people do come together in person?
So these devices, as we know, are addictive, whether it's the movies where as soon as a movie ends, the next one is loaded and starting within a few seconds, or whether it's our phones pinging us with text messages or where somebody just wants to know what's new in the news for the world. It's so easy, so convenient for people just to continuously check their phones. What do you recommend here?
I love that advice, especially the advice on not picking up your phone in those little interstitial moments. Christine, what are the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?
Christine, thank you so much. This has been wonderful. I really enjoyed your book, The Extinction of Experience.
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I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.
Although most of us think of ourselves as rational, we're much more prone to irrational behavior than we realize. My guest today has some stunning examples of irrationality. One of the most shocking to me is why the head of flight safety for a major airline, an experienced pilot with thousands and thousands of hours of flight experience,
took off at a busy airport without getting clearance from airport traffic control? What psychological forces make us act in irrational ways and when are we most vulnerable to them? Hi, everyone. I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers, and scientists.
Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better. Today, I'm excited to be with Ori Brafman. Ori is a distinguished teaching fellow at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a New York Times bestselling author.
His most recent books include The Starfish and the Spider and Sway, which is about the irresistible pull of irrational behavior. Today, I'm excited to talk to him about the hidden forces that make us act irrationally. Welcome, Ori, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways today.
It is my pleasure. Let's start with some stories. Tell us about the pilot who took off without requesting clearance from air traffic control.
It's so interesting to me that we have these irrational behaviors that essentially blind us to the objective world around us. Can you tell us about your example of the NBA draft and what happens if an NBA player is a low draft pick? What happens if he actually plays his or her heart out?
So shocking to me. Ori, can you share the example of the substitute professor? What happened?
It's so shocking to me that once the professor is described as cold, his personality and his teaching ability essentially cease to matter. His students dislike him. It alters their whole perception of him and essentially sours the relationship before it even begun.
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