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Unlocking Behaviour Change

Unlocking Behaviour Change

By: Robert West
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Unlocking Behaviour Change is a podcast delving into psychology and motivation. Join Professor Robert West, a world-leading behavioural scientist, and Jamie West, a writer and musician, as they explore the human mind with practical insights and a touch of humour. Whether you’re into psychology, behaviour science, or just want to understand yourself (and others) a little better, this podcast is for you. Check out our latest books: Energise: The Secrets Of Motivation: https://shorturl.at/bbA7y React: Harness Your Animal Brain: https://shorturl.at/yiFQ9 Sign up to Robert’s Substack: https://robertwest100.substack.com/ Subscribe to the UBC YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@unlockingbehaviourchangeCopyright 2025 All rights reserved. Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The mysterious power of 'craving' and its role in addiction
    Apr 21 2026

    What are cravings and what causes them? Craving is weird. You'd think that the more we enjoy something the more we would crave it. Not so. We crave things we don’t even like! As part of the series on what people do and do not like, Robert is on to one of his favourite topics.

    Here is a link to the Substack article setting out all the various things people tend to like and dislike.

    Want more? Check out our latest books:

    Energise: The Secrets Of Motivation: https://shorturl.at/bbA7y

    React: Harness Your Animal Brain: https://shorturl.at/yiFQ9

    Sign up to Robert’s Substack: https://robertwest100.substack.com/

    Subscribe to the UBC YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@unlockingbehaviourchange

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    29 mins
  • Never underestimate the importance of being 'amused' as a motivational force
    Apr 14 2026

    What would life be like without entertainment? Is beauty integral to a good life? Is all art subjective? As part of their wide-ranging look at what people do and do not like, Robert and Jamie explore the world of aesthetic pleasure and displeasure . . . Here is a link to the Substack article that they are drawing on.

    Want more? Check out our latest books:

    Energise: The Secrets Of Motivation: https://shorturl.at/bbA7y

    React: Harness Your Animal Brain: https://shorturl.at/yiFQ9

    Sign up to Robert’s Substack: https://robertwest100.substack.com/

    Subscribe to the UBC YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@unlockingbehaviourchange

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    29 mins
  • Matters of life and death
    Apr 7 2026

    Staying alive is terribly important to us . . . under certain circumstances. Why do we behave in ways that actually damage our bodies and shorten our lifespan? Robert and Jamie discuss what is going on and how life and death fit in with and compete with other motives.

    Here is a link to the Substack article with quite a comprehensive list of our sources of motivation.

    Want more? Check out our latest books:

    Energise: The Secrets Of Motivation: https://shorturl.at/bbA7y

    React: Harness Your Animal Brain: https://shorturl.at/yiFQ9

    Sign up to Robert’s Substack: https://robertwest100.substack.com/

    Subscribe to the UBC YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@unlockingbehaviourchange

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    27 mins
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