False Connections
Our brain is a master of connecting an effect to a cause. If you roll dice...
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...
When Positive Thinking Fails
A “can do” attitude can go too far that you are optimistic about achieving something that...
Elevated Price of Emotion
When we are bereft of something, that thing becomes more valuable to us. You are willing...
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...
The Power of Social Norm
Social norm is a powerful catalyst to change people. It can be used to manipulate our...
Facts Overruled by Beliefs
Internal search of ourselves can be deceptive because of our indwelling beliefs. We conjecture and interpret...