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Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions

Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions

By: Ami To
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Welcome to Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions — the podcast that helps you stop the old mental loops and start building a better life. Each episode decodes the psychology behind the choices you make, uncovering the hidden biases and invisible forces shaping your behaviour. We explore why your brain does what it does — and how to take back control. Circuit Breaker gives you the tools to think clearer, decide smarter, and break the circuit for good.

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Episodes
  • The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

    The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
    Feb 21 2026

    Why do our expectations so often become our reality? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the self‑fulfilling prophecy — the psychological phenomenon where beliefs and assumptions influence behaviour until they make themselves true.

    Discover how expectations shape actions, why other people’s beliefs can affect your performance, and how changing your internal predictions can shift the outcomes you experience.

    Studies and links:

    Self-Fulfilling Prophecy In Psychology: Definition & Examples | Simply Psychology Self-Fulfilling Prophecy In Psychology: Definition & Examples

    Pygmalion in the Classroom: Teacher Expectation and Pupils' Intellectual Development | Western Kentucky University people.wku.edu/steve.groce/RosenthalJacobson-PygmalionintheClassroom.pdf
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    6 mins
  • The Halo and Devil Effect

    The Halo and Devil Effect
    Feb 14 2026

    Why does one good trait make someone seem completely brilliant - while one flaw makes them seem entirely flawed? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the halo effect and the devil effect - the biases that cause a single impression to shape how we judge someone's entire character.

    Discover how first impressions spill over into assumptions about intelligence and competence, and how to recognise when one standout trait is distorting your overall judgement.

    Studies and links:

    Reboot Foundation | Everything You Need To Know About The Halo Effect Everything You Need To Know About The Halo Effect | REBOOT FOUNDATION

    Ideal Role | The Halo Effect - The power of first impressions The Halo Effect - The power of first impressions
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    4 mins
  • The Zeigarnik Effect

    The Zeigarnik Effect
    Feb 7 2026

    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, we explore the Zeigarnik Effect - the psychological phenomenon where incomplete tasks are remembered more clearly than completed ones.

    Discover why open loops create mental tension, how unfinished work captures your attention, and how to use this effect to stay motivated.

    Studies and Links:

    The Art of Sustainable Performance: The Zeigarnik Effect | Research Gate (PDF) The Art of Sustainable Performance: The Zeigarnik Effect

    Zeigarnik Effect Examples in Psychology | Simply Psychology Zeigarnik Effect Examples in Psychology
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    6 mins
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