Cocktail Party Effect: How to apply the science of personalization

Time Stamps

[0:37] – Jennifer opens by discussing exercise and its connection to hyperbolic discounting or Present Bias.

[2:22] – Jennifer talks more about the overall topic of this episode – how we can apply Peloton's strategies to our own businesses.

[3:49] – We learn a little bit more about Peloton, such as when it was founded and why its users are so obsessive.

[4:44] – Peloton gets people on the bike using the Sunk Cost Fallacy.

[5:20] – Default Bias also plays a role in how Peloton gets people on the bike.

[5:47] – Peloton also uses the Halo Effect to get people to use their bikes.

[6:42] – Jennifer explains what causes people to keep getting back on the bike and making it a habit, referring to the habit loop.

[7:18] – We learn about the Mere Exposure Effect.

[7:48] – Jennifer talks about the Simplicity Effect.

[8:23] – The second part of the habit loop is the routine itself, which Jennifer elaborates on.

[9:17] – We learn about parasocial interactions and what they have to do with how Peloton gets users hooked.

[9:55] – Jennifer explains the last part of the habit loop – reward.

[11:17] – Jennifer lauds Peloton for the incredible feats that it has accomplished as a company.

[11:39] – We learn how we can apply some of the behavioral science methods that Peloton uses to our own businesses.

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Peloton – Wikipedia Article

Tom Huddleston Jr. - “How Peloton exercise bikes became a $4 billion fitness start-up with a cult following”

Behavioral Economics – “Default (option/setting)”

Behavioral Economics - “Halo effect”

Reegan Von Wildenradt - “Hugh Jackman Shared His Personal Best Peloton Workout Results on Instagram”

Natalie Sherman - “Peloton: 'It's borderline addiction'”

Richard Branson Tweet

Charles Duhigg - “How Habits Work”

Sachin Rekhi - “BJ Fogg's 5 Secrets of Behavior Change”

Jeanette Settembre - “Fitness apps with workout plans retain members longer than gyms”

Brynne C. DiMenichi & Elizabeth Tricomi - “The power of competition: Effects of social motivation on attention, sustained physical effort, and learning”

Will Feuer - “Peloton stock plummets after the company reports widening loss, slowing revenue”

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