We're herd and habitual species, so these default modes make evolutionary sense; but new innovations require overcoming this resistance by providing conviction and reassurance that others have succeeded.

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Speaker

Rory Sutherland

Evidence Quote

“we're kind of herd species and we're kind of habitual species... new... there is a degree of extreme anxiety which you don't encounter when you repeat buy”

Source

Marketing Expert: The Playbook Behind Every Great Campaign | Rory Sutherland— The Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:32:46 PM

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