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People will overvalue something that they own (or perceive to own, even if it's just having access to a product), regardless of market value.
i.e., once they've test driven the car, and synced their phone to the bluetooth, they'll want it more.
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There are plenty of studies affirming the irrationality of ownership, but my favourite are those on Capuchin monkeys—which shows how broad the research is on this.
Through a series of experiments with bartering, it was demonstrated that Monkeys and Chimpanzees will value identical tokens differently, depending on which they own.

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"I’d never met anybody who looks at usability and UX the way I do until I met Peter. Only he’s smarter."
"The completest view of the psychological underpinnings of human behaviour that I’ve ever seen."
"What a nice idea! Christopher Alexander would be proud to see patterns collected like this."
If features can be coded in minutes, thoughtful design is what wins
Get the free content when it's released, straight to your inbox, no account required
"An exceptional resource for learning how to build habit-forming products that people love."
"I’d never met anybody who looks at usability and UX the way I do until I met Peter. Only he’s smarter."
"The completest view of the psychological underpinnings of human behaviour that I’ve ever seen."
"What a nice idea! Christopher Alexander would be proud to see patterns collected like this."
🎁
👀
People will overvalue something that they own (or perceive to own, even if it's just having access to a product), regardless of market value.
i.e., once they've test driven the car, and synced their phone to the bluetooth, they'll want it more.
🧵
There are plenty of studies affirming the irrationality of ownership, but my favourite are those on Capuchin monkeys—which shows how broad the research is on this.
Through a series of experiments with bartering, it was demonstrated that Monkeys and Chimpanzees will value identical tokens differently, depending on which they own.

🔥
Churn
If features can be coded in minutes, thoughtful design is what wins
Get the free content when it's released, straight to your inbox, no account required
"An exceptional resource for learning how to build habit-forming products that people love."
"I’d never met anybody who looks at usability and UX the way I do until I met Peter. Only he’s smarter."
"The completest view of the psychological underpinnings of human behaviour that I’ve ever seen."
"What a nice idea! Christopher Alexander would be proud to see patterns collected like this."
If features can be coded in minutes, thoughtful design is what wins
Get the free content when it's released, straight to your inbox, no account required
"An exceptional resource for learning how to build habit-forming products that people love."
"I’d never met anybody who looks at usability and UX the way I do until I met Peter. Only he’s smarter."
"The completest view of the psychological underpinnings of human behaviour that I’ve ever seen."
"What a nice idea! Christopher Alexander would be proud to see patterns collected like this."