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Why some people keep pressing the self-destruct button

Tuesday July 22, 2025. 07:19 PM , from BoingBoing
Why do people keep choosing the harmful option after being told it hurts them? UNSW Sydney's Dr Philip Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel led an international study that found the obstacle is not a lack of motivation but a failure to link action to a painful result. — Read the rest
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