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Why Your Brain Defaults to the Status Quo
Lucas and Luna unpack the status quo bias — our irrational preference for things to stay the same. Using real-world examples like organ donation opt-in rates in Germany versus Austria, the QWERTY keyboard's persistence, and why Netflix's 2011 price hike cost them 800,000 subscribers, they explore how inertia shapes everything from your 401(k) enrollment to your streaming queue. Plus: the 2017 study that showed people would rather get a shock than sit alone with their thoughts — and what that says about the cost of change. If today's episode shifts your thinking, buy me a coffee…
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