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Marcus Aurelius: 3 Rules For Life
The Emperor-Philosopher Marcus Aurelius, once the most powerful man on earth, was also a practitioner of Stoicism. He had 3 rules for life.
15 Steps to Understand & Influence User Behavior: A Deep Dive
Understanding user behavior is key to understanding how users interact with your product. Here are 15 steps to analyze & change their interactions to your benefit.
Outline of The Elephant in the Brain
Reciprocity Decay
Our desire to give back wanes rapidly with time - Why if you want people to return a favor, you need to act fast
What Is Signaling, Really? - LessWrong 2.0
The most commonly used introduction to signaling, promoted both by Robin Hanson and in The Art of Strategy, starts with college degrees. Suppose, the…
The Surprising Power of Simply Asking Coworkers How They’re Doing
A recent EY survey found that more than 40% of U.S. respondents reported feeling physically and emotionally isolated in the workplace. This group spanned generations, genders and ethnicities. People want more connection with those they work with. So how can companies connect…
The 3 Elements of Trust
As a leader, you want the people in your organization to trust you. And with good reason. In our coaching with leaders, we often see that trust is a leading indicator of whether others evaluate them positively or negatively. But how to create that trust, or perhaps more…
When Your Child Is a Psychopath
The condition has long been considered untreatable. Experts can spot it in a child as young as 3 or 4. But a new clinical approach offers hope.
Why Japan's Rail Workers Can't Stop Pointing at Things - Atlas Obscura
A seemingly silly gesture is done for the sake of safety.
Creating a useful spec
If you want someone to help, you’ll do better with a spec. It lists just four things: What is the problem to be solved? How are we going to solve it? How can we test that the thing we built m…
Pickup™ turns romance into a commodity for male consumption | Aeon Essays
The pickup industry mates market logic with the arts of seduction – turning human intimacy into hard labour
30 Behaviors That Will Make You Unstoppable In 2019
“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” — Oscar Wilde
There’s Seldom Any Traffic on the High Road
When people are rude, our ego demands we respond in kind with a quick comeback or snide remark. If we give in, we might feel better in the short term, but pay a huge price in the long run. There’s a much better way to diffuse the situation, (and get what you want.)
Research: Whistleblowers Are a Sign of Healthy Companies
An analysis of more than 1.2 million records of internal reports made by employees of public U.S. companies reveals that whistleblowers are crucial to keeping firms healthy. The more employees use internal whistleblowing hotlines, the fewer lawsuits companies face, and the less…
How the Finnish survive without small talk
Their desire for avoidance is a predisposition so common that it’s become hard-baked into Finnish culture.
https://listabs.com/19-simple-psychological-tricks-that-actually-work/
Why Doctors Reject Tools That Make Their Jobs Easier
From the thermometer’s invention onward, physicians have feared—incorrectly—that new technology would make their jobs obsolete
What to Do at Parties If You Hate Small Talk
We publish articles around emotional education: calm, fulfilment, perspective and self-awareness. | What to Do at Parties If You Hate Small Talk — Read now
What I learned from a Taipei alley — Remains of the Day
I was in Taipei the past few weeks working on a documentary with friends. Because of a busy schedule, it wasn't like my usual travels abroad for fun, it felt more like a work trip. Still, even if I'd been there purely for vacation, I would've wanted to try a different mode of…
Delighting Without Asking
These Apology Critics Want to Teach You How to Say Sorry
No more excuses for bad apologies.
When Everything Looks Like a Nail: Building Better “Behavioral Economics” T
Behavioral teams have been a positive and resulted in some excellent outcomes. But my experience working in and alongside nudge units has me asking: Has the pendulum swung too far?
My magic response to "Hey, can I pick your brain?"
The first few times it happens, it feels like a positive signal. Somebody wants your advice and perspective. You must be good at what you do. And th
Why we buy the things we buy
The mysteries of consumer behavior, explained by ice cream and independent bookstores.
Troy Hunt: The Effectiveness of Publicly Shaming Bad Security
Here's how it normally plays out: It all begins when a company pops up online and makes some sort of ludicrous statement related to their security posture, often as part of a discussion on a public social media platform such as Twitter. Shortly thereafter, the masses descend on…
People Don’t Buy Products, They Buy Better Versions of Themselves
What Apple, Samsung, and Starbucks learned from Pepsi
Why Envy Might Be Good for Us
Namibian hunter-gatherers deride those who stand out. What does this tell us about why, and how, we care about fairness?
The 25 Principles for Adult Behavior: John Perry Barlow (R.I.P.) Creates a
The most successful outlaws live by a code, and in many ways John Perry Barlow was an archetypal American outlaw all of his life.
Envy’s hidden hand
Namibian hunter-gatherers deride those who stand out. What does this tell us about why, and how, we care about fairness?
The Key to Good Luck Is an Open Mind - Facts So Romantic
Really lucky people may have a specific set of skills that bring chance opportunities their way.
The Power of a Free Popsicle | Stanford Graduate School of Business
How your supermarket manipulates you
Supermarkets have always played tricks on your mind. Can they help you to eat better?
How restaurant menus play tricks on you
Great thought and effort go into creating restaurant menus – and there are some very powerful psychological tricks employed to make you choose.
The Falsification Mindset: How to Change Your Own Mind
Here’s a simple practice that can boost your intelligence, help you avoid cognitive bias, and maybe even be happy to prove your own ideas…
How to be a World-Class Negotiator
How to be a better negotiator: tips from Christopher Voss, former international FBI hostage negotiator for 24 years
The scientists persuading terrorists to spill their secrets
The long read: Expert interrogators know torture doesn’t work – but until now, nobody could prove it. By analysing hundreds of top-secret interviews with terror suspects, two British scientists have revolutionised the art of extracting the truth
Bulletproof Confidence: The Secrets of a Professional Poker Player
Confidence Through Feedback, or Why Imposter Syndrome is the Wrong Metaphor
Imposter syndrome is often presented as a personal failing. A lack of confidence, our wrong-headed beliefs not matching the reality of how competent we are, or worst of a flaw of our gender. Just...
The Psychological Difference Between $12.00 and $11.67 - The Atlantic
Consumers are primed to see ".99," but prices that deviate from that format can affect the way they interpret the cost.
Virtue Signaling: When People Try to Show Their Goodness
We should take awkwardness less personally and more seriously | Aeon Essays
Rather than being a cringey personal failing, awkwardness is a collective rupture – and a chance to rewrite the social script