Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions
Episodes
The Phone in the Room Study
20 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does having your phone nearby make it harder to think — even when you’re not using it? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decis...
The White Bear Suppression Study
14 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it that the harder we try not to think about something, the more it seems to take over our minds? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring...
The Foot-in-the-Door Technique
30 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do people agree to big requests after saying yes to a small one? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the foot-...
The Curse of Knowledge
23 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it so difficult to remember what it’s like not to know something? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the...
The Scar Experiment
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does what we believe about ourselves change the way other people seem to treat us? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we...
The Decoy Effect
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do our preferences change just because a third option is added? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the decoy ...
The Identifiable Victim Effect
25 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we feel a surge of compassion for one person’s story — yet stay emotionally flat when thousands are suffering? In this episode of Circuit B...
Outcome Bias
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we judge decisions by how they turn out - rather than how they were made? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explo...
The Fundamental Attribution Error
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we blame people's haracter for their actions - but excuse our own behaviour as "just the situation"? In this episode of Circuit Bre...
Hindsight Bias
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do events feel obvious after they've already haappened? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore hindsight bias...
The Pratfall Effect
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does making a small mistake sometimes make someone more likeable? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the prat...
Moral Licensing
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why are we more inclined to make a bad choice after doing something good? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore mora...
The False Consensus Effect
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we assume that most people think the same way we do? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the false consensu...
The Spotlight Effect
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we feel like everyone is watching us - even when they probably aren't? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we expl...
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do our expectations so often become our reality? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the self‑fulfilling pro...
The Halo and Devil Effect
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does one good trait make someone seem completely brilliant - while one flaw makes them seem entirely flawed? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: R...
The Zeigarnik Effect
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do unfinished tasks stick in our minds long after we've stopped working on them? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, ...
Loss Aversion
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does losing something hurt more than gaining the same thing feels good? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore lo...
Temporal Discounting
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we choose short-term rewards even when we know waiting would be better? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore...
The Framing Effect
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Does the way information is presented change how we decide - even when the facts stay the same? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Deci...
The Dunning Kruger Effect
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do people with the least experience often feel the most confident - while true expertise comes with doubt? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rew...
The Progress Principle
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does making even small progress feel so motivating — and why do setbacks drain us so quickly? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your ...
Confirmation Bias
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we seek out information that agrees with us — and ignore what doesn’t? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we expl...
Anchoring Bias
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do first numbers stick in our minds — even when we know they’re arbitrary? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we exp...
The Availability Error
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do rare events feel far more common than they really are? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the availability...
Addiction
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some people spiral into addiction while others — even with the same access — stay completely fine? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewi...
Priming
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do subtle cues in our environment quietly shape our thoughts, feelings, and decisions—often without us noticing? In this episode of Circuit Brea...
The Stanford Prison Experiment
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do ordinary people slip into cruel or submissive roles the moment power is handed out? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions...
The Bystander Effect
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do people fail to step in during an emergency — even when they know someone needs help? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisi...
Conforming to a Group
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we go along with the crowd, even when we know they might be wrong? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we dive into th...
Obedience to Authority
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do ordinary people follow orders that go against their morals? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we look at the psychol...