Nudge Phill Agnew
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Ever noticed how the smallest changes can have the biggest impact? On Nudge, you'll learn simple evidence-backed tips to help you kick bad habits, get a raise, and grow a business. Every bite-sized 20-minute show comes packed with practical advice from admired entrepreneurs and behavioural scientists. Nudge is fast-paced but still insightful with real-world examples that you can apply - this is not your average business podcast.
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How adverts use psychology to win you over
In the 5 years I’ve spent creating this show, I’ve learnt a lot about advertising. Today, I share six evidence-based principles that are proven to improve any ad. If you want to understand why you buy the things you buy, then tune in.
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How to win any argument (according to a neuroscientist)
I guarantee that the words you use to win arguments are ineffective. I don’t think you’re a lousy persuader, I think we all are. Today, world-leading neuroscientist Tali Sharot shares her decade-long research into persuasion. She tells me that the way I argue is ineffective and reveals how to win any argument.
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Tali’s book, Look Again: https://tinyurl.com/5n8p3btb
Tali’s lab: https://affectivebrain.com/?page_id=161
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10 psychological tactics to write better emails
I’ve tested 100s of psychological tactics on my email subscribers. Today, I reveal the 10 tactics that actually work.
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My endowment test: https://tinyurl.com/bv2umtup
My scarcity nudge: https://tinyurl.com/376stytp
My loss aversion nudge: https://tinyurl.com/5hyh9y4h
My experiment with International Podcast Day: https://im.ge/i/PrV4l9
My consistency experiment: https://bit.ly/3sABZTU
My curiosity gap experiment: https://bit.ly/3DiGasA -
How 22,000 were persuaded to clean sewage
This is surely the most persuasive message on earth? It made 22,000 Brits agreed to 1,000 hours of community service, including, but not limited to; cleaning toilets at festivals, scraping chewing gum off the streets, and manually relieving sewer blockages. In today’s episode, Harvard Professor Todd Rodgers explains how.
Access the bonus episode here: https://nudge.ck.page/b64397a286
Writing for Busy Readers book: https://writingforbusyreaders.com/
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How 22,000 agreed to 1,000 hours of community service: https://tinyurl.com/y9znsvhn -
The persuasive power of profanity
Warning. This episode contains explicit language.
In 2018, KFC told the world they FCK’d up. Today on Nudge, Professor Moore shares the science behind swearing and reveals if swearing in ads helps or hinders a brand.
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The speech that put a man on the moon
It seems inevitable to us now that someone would eventually land on the moon. But back in 1962 that wasn’t so certain. With the ever-rising costs of the Apollo space program, and a huge amount of tax needed from each US citizen, JFK struggled to convince people. That was until one speech on a sunny day in September. This speech went down in history, persuading the nation to reach for the moon. In today’s Nudge, I explain the psychological tactics Kennedy used to make that speech so compelling.
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Tali Sharot’s book The Influential Mind: https://tinyurl.com/ytvpyuk2