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Emotional Barriers to Action

Author
Alexander Chernev
Published
Wed 06 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://chernev.com/customerscience

This episode focuses on anticipated regret as a powerful emotional barrier that hinders customers from acting on their choices. It explains how forward-looking emotions and counterfactual thinking make people more fearful of taking action than doing nothing. The discussion shows how the fear of making the “wrong” decision can deter customers even when they’ve made a logical choice.

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