{"id":5527,"date":"2025-02-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beomniscient.com\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2025-02-19T08:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:00:33","slug":"erik-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beomniscient.com\/blog\/erik-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u200b\u200bThe Behavioral Science Episode with Erik Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-listen-to-the-podcast\">Listen to the Podcast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/2ce467fb-fdf3-4c15-8d6a-f08a7bc957e1?dark=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of The Long Game Podcast, Alex Birkett speaks with Erik Johnson, an applied behavioral scientist and founder of Behavioral Strategies. Erik shares insights on human decision-making, habit formation, and the psychological forces influencing our actions. 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