Harvard Business Review
How to Persuade People to Change Their Behavior
5 min read · From 2020 · Make it their decision, not your directive.
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Inc.
These 5 Simple Concepts of Behavioral Economics Can Drastically Improve Your Marketing Efforts
3 min read · From 2019 · The human brain doesn't make decisions in the way we think it "should."
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NPR
Creatures Of Habit: How Habits Shape Who We Are — And Who We Become
1 min read · From 2020 · At the beginning of the year, many of us make resolutions for the months to come. We resolve to work out more, procrastinate less, or save more money. Though some people stick with these aspirations,…
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Visual Capitalist
How Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Income?
9 min read · From 2019 · Can your Myers–Briggs personality type impact how much you make? See for yourself with this breakdown of average income for all 16 personality types.
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Dave Bailey
The Essential Guide to Difficult Conversations
10 min read · From 2019 · All my biggest regrets as a founder are around not having difficult conversations sooner. I was guilty of making excuses like…
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Nicky Case (rarely uses this site)
The Evolution of Trust
From 2017 · an interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other
Shared by 1001, including Dan Shaw, Azeem Azhar, Paul Kedrosky, Thomas Power, Nick Lüthi, David Papandrew, Chris Messina, Luca Hammer, Ricky Yean, Mark Kaigwa, Taylor Pearson, Bruno Skvorc 🦞 | bruno.eth, Gideonro, Fabricio Teixeira, Pat Kua, Zain Fathoni, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Mara Averick, Courtney Bolton ★, Stéphanie Walter
Guardian Tech
The machine always wins: what drives our addiction to social media
~16 min read · From 2019 · The long read: Social media was supposed to liberate us, but for many people it has proved addictive, punishing and toxic. What keeps us hooked?
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The Washington Post
Perspective | I teach my college students to lie. Honestly. Whoppers. It’s good for them.
From 2019 · Here’s what accounts for the beguiling vitality of the bald-faced liar.
Shared by 12, including Thomas Billeter, Dan Ariely
Atlassian
5 cognitive bias examples and how to avoid them in decision-making
7 min read · From 2019 · Cognitive bias is great for avoiding sabre-tooth tigers, but not for solving customers' problems, devising product strategies, and making complex decisions.
Reader View · Shared by 57, including Jonathan Kogan, Thomas Billeter, Tom Connor
Nir Eyal
Stop Confusing Habits for Routines: What You Need To Know
9 min read · From 2019 · Want to learn how to create good habits for life? Use this guide and learn strategies to turn some routines into habits that stick.
Reader View · Shared by 143, including Oscar MacDonald, Tom Connor, Gabriele, Vikram Dutt, Dr. SunWolf, Niklaus Gerber, Courtney Bolton ★, Tetiana Bilokin, Thomas Billeter
Ness Labs
30 mental models to add to your thinking toolbox July 25, 2019 In Self Improvement
7 min read · From 2019 · Mental models affect how we see problems and people. Depending on how you use them, mental models can be incredibly constructive or destructive.
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BBC Future
Has humanity reached ‘peak intelligence’?
10 min read · From 2019 · Are our IQs set to increase forever, or are we on the cusp of decline? David Robson explores the past, present and future of intelligence.
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