3054: Peak-End Rule: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices by Nir Eyal and Lakshmi Mani on Healthy Daily Routines

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🗓️ 20 July 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3054: Nir Eyal and Lakshmi Mani explore how the “peak-end rule” shapes our memories, influencing the way we evaluate experiences and make future decisions. By intentionally crafting memorable high points and thoughtful endings, we can improve everything from daily routines to product design and customer satisfaction. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.nirandfar.com/2018/04/peak-end-rule.html Quotes to ponder: "The peak-end rule states that people judge an experience largely based on how they felt at its peak and at its end, rather than the total sum or average of every moment of the experience." "In the case of experiences, we remember the highlight and the ending." "The memories we take away from an experience influence how we evaluate those experiences, and whether we want to repeat them." Episode references: The Paradox of Choice: https://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Choice-Why-More-Less/dp/0060005696 Daniel Kahneman TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory Thinking, Fast and Slow: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-and-Slow/dp/0374533555 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.1	Peak End Rule, Why You Make Terrible Life Choices by NIR Aal and Lakshmi Mani with near and far.com.
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