Inactivity
Back at primordial age, our ancestors would rather run from the possible sound of predators than...
Stronger Together
If a person wears a t-shirt emblazoned with your favorite football club, you feel relatedness with...
Small Elite Teams
We subconsciously exert lower effort as the number of teammates increase. This is worse in an...
Elevated Price of Emotion
When we are bereft of something, that thing becomes more valuable to us. You are willing...
Untransferable Skills
What you master in one area does not make you adept at other similar areas. Writers...
Liking Bias
We buy from people we like or at least behave similar to us. We donate when...
Incentives Go Wrong
When companies give bonus based on meeting a target, employees try to lower the target requirements...
Effort Heuristic
When you work hard on a project, you have the tendency to overvalue the project, even...
To Donate Time or Money?
Volunteering feels good. A lawyer earning $500 per hour can use the money to hire 2...
The Tranquility of Unsought Findings
We instinctively want to protect our views even if they are false. After all, it is...