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1mo ago

Knowing better, doing worse: the science behind self-sabotaging behaviour

www.unsw.edu.au Knowing better, doing worse: the science behind self-sabotaging behaviour

UNSW researchers uncover why some people persist in harmful behaviours – even when they’ve been shown where they’re going wrong.

Knowing better, doing worse: the science behind self-sabotaging behaviour

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Knowing better, doing worse: the science behind self-sabotaging behaviour

www.unsw.edu.au /newsroom/news/2025/07/science-self-sabotaging-destructive-behaviour-addiction-punishment-learning

Knowing better, doing worse: the science behind self-sabotaging behaviour

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Knowing nothing about behavioral psychology—it seems like a pretty big reach to go from "intentionally makes suboptimal choices in a video game" to "THIS IS HOW SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS MANIFEST"