Choosing to Heal with Dr Patrick Kilcarr
In this episode we chat with Dr Patrick Kilcarr, a psychologist and adjunct professor at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. and author of the book ‘Leading an Emotionally Intelligent Life’. He covers so many different topics, including choosing to heal, and how our mindset can change our perception of things. Once we make the decision […]
Selecting an employee (or employer!) with Erin Longmoon
In this interview, we chat with Erin Longmoon, CEO of employment company Zephyr Connects, about the process of selecting a new employee or new employer. Erin encourages us not to settle for second best when it comes to choosing a job. Erin also gives some tips on how to identify what a company or individual’s […]
Navigating a career change with Sarah Burrows
In this interview, we chat with coach Sarah Burrows. She focuses on helping her clients manage career shifts, and she shares some great insights about her own decision making journey too. Lots of tips for anyone contemplating taking a leap out of their current role. If you want to learn more, check out Sarah’s website […]
Choose to be Fit: Tips from 10-time Iron Man Chris Boettcher
In this interview, we chat with personal trainer, physical therapist, Iron Man competitor and all-round nice guy Dr Chris Boettcher about turning our health and fitness goals into results. As well as sharing some fitness hacks, Chris talks about his own life journey and his decision to leave his job as a physical therapist to […]
Percussionist Tsoof Baras – how to ‘get good’
In this episode we chat with amazing percussionist, music teacher and author of the book ‘How to Get Good’, Tsoof Baras. We talk about how, having made the decision that we want to improve at something, we actually see that improvement manifested. You can listen to Tsoof’s music, find out more about him and buy […]
Dr Mark Williams – The Brain and Decision Making – Part 3
This is the final part of a mini-series of three episodes in which we chat with Australian neuroscientist Dr Mark Williams. Dr Mark highlights why we should never stop learning, a lesson we live and breathe here at How to Choose! There are no more excuses that we’re just too old to learn something new. […]
Dr Mark Williams – The Brain and Decision Making – Part 2
This is part 2 of a mini-series of three episodes in which we chat with Australian neuroscientist Dr Mark Williams. Dr Mark explains how mirror neurons work, and how essential they are, scientists actually think this is how babies learn to talk! So when speaking to your baby, face them so they can see how […]
Dr Mark Williams – The Brain and Decision Making – Part 1
This is part 1 of our interview with neuroscientist Dr Mark Williams. Dr Mark shares his remarkable transformation from an angry student whose principal thought he’d end up dead or in prison to a professor of neuroscience. He takes us on a lightning tour of the parts of the brain involved in decision making and […]
Thinking problems, all wrapped up (Season finale)
This episode wraps up season three where we’ve explored the topic of thinking problems and we’ve looked at eight different biases that impede our decision making. A heuristic is a mental shortcut that helps us make quick, but often less than optimal decisions. The benefit is that they allow us to make quick decisions based […]
Are you thinking what I’m thinking? (Groupthink)
In this episode we explore the heuristic known as groupthink, we find it hard to resist the pull of the group, and often end up conforming. There are actually two types of group think. Informative influence is when you are the non-expert and you trust that the group knows better. The other is normative influence: […]
My Precious! (Loss Aversion)
How to Choose – SHOW NOTES www.goodbetterright.com.au Season 3, Episode 8 : My Precious! (Loss Aversion) Tessa Mudge & Ken Smith INTRO Ever find yourself unwilling to give something up, despite being convinced that this is the best decision? You might be suffering from loss aversion. KEY TAKEAWAYS Humans have a stronger emotional response to […]
Things can only get better (Optimism Bias)
How to Choose – SHOW NOTES www.goodbetterright.com.au Season 3, Episode 7: Optimism Bias Tessa Mudge & Ken Smith INTRO Optimism bias refers to our tendency to overestimate the likelihood of experiencing positive events and underestimate the likelihood of experiencing negative events. An unfounded optimism can actually cause you to choose behaviours that are not in […]
Nobody wants to be average! (Base Rate Neglect)
How to Choose – SHOW NOTES www.goodbetterright.com.au Season 3, Episode 6 : Nobody wants to be average! (Base Rate Neglect) Tessa Mudge & Ken Smith INTRO How do you approach decisions or judgements that rest on the likelihood of something being true or the likelihood of something happening? Most of us find it difficult to […]
I told you so! (Hindsight Bias)
How to Choose – SHOW NOTES www.goodbetterright.com.au Season 3, Episode 5: Hindsight bias Tessa Mudge & Ken Smith INTRO Hindsight bias is our tendency to look back at unpredictable events and think it was easily predictable. It is also called the ‘knew-it-all-along’ effect. The hindsight bias can have a negative influence on our decision-making, as […]
If my memory serves me correctly… (Availability Bias)
How to Choose – SHOW NOTES www.goodbetterright.com.au Season 3, Episode 4: If my memory serves me correctly…(Availability Bias) Tessa Mudge & Ken Smith INTRO In Season 3 of How to Choose, we’re exploring the topic of thinking problems or biases that get in the way of making accurate judgements and good decisions. We’ll look at […]