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Hindsight Bias
Let’s explore Hindsight Bias—why we believe we knew what would happen all along.
Priming
Let’s explore Priming—why we’re more likely to choose products we’ve been repeatedly exposed to.
Faces
Let’s explore Faces—why we’re naturally drawn to pay attention to them.
Memes
Let’s explore Memes—why we click *and* spend more when we see brands using them.
Social Doubt
Let us explore Social Doubt—why we look for proof that’ll prevent us from buying.
Transparency Effect
Let’s explore the Transparency Effect—why telling people you’re selling to them can drive *more* sales.
HelloFresh
Let’s explore HelloFresh—the company that made eating healthy delicious and convenient.
Confirmation Bias
Let’s explore Confirmation Bias – why we seek out information that confirms what we want to believe.
Growth Flywheels
Let’s explore Growth Flywheels—why the most successful businesses in the world use them to grow smarter (instead of harder).
Empathy Gap
Let’s explore Empathy Gap—why we often underestimate how much a buyer’s emotional state can influence their behavior and decisions.
The Labor Illusion
Let’s explore The Labor Illusion—why we may value something more when we think it requires a lot of effort.
Regret Aversion
Let’s explore Regret Aversion – why we make choices to avoid regret.
Pratfall Effect
Let’s explore the Pratfall Effect—why imperfections can actually make people like you (or your brand) more.
Gong
Let’s explore Gong—the company that harnessed customer interactions to become the undisputed leader in revenue intelligence.
Generation Effect
Let’s explore the Generation Effect—why we remember something more if we put effort into generating it.
Mascots
Let’s explore Mascots—why we love and buy from brands that use mascots.
Nostalgia Effect
Let’s explore the Nostalgia Effect—why we spend more when we remember our past.
Door-In-The-Face Technique
Let’s explore the Door-In-The-Face Technique—why we agree to a smaller request after a large one is made.
Squatty Potty
Let’s explore Squatty Potty—the company that became #1 at helping people go #2.
Mimetic Desire
Let’s explore Mimetic Desire—why we imitate the desires of others.





















