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Tag Archives: Psychology
Scammer’s Logic
Why do “Nigerian” scammers say they’re from Nigeria? Â After all, if you were running a widely known scam, wouldn’t you vary the details so you had a better chance of fooling a wider audience? Probably not. Â In an interesting paper … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Marketing, Money, Persuasion, Productivity, Psychology, Rationality
Tagged Marketing, Psychology, Scam, Testing
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Freedom, Responsibility, and Child Rearing
The New Yorker asks why American kids lack the responsibility so evident in children of (some) other cultures. Â The article concludes that an adolescence of parental fixing, making sure everything is perfect and the kid never fails, results in a … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Leading, Psychology, Rationality, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Children, Parenting, Psychology, Teaching
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Spin
[Tom Sawyer] had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it – namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. – … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Marketing, Negotiation, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Marketing, Psychology, Spin
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Why We Lie
Nearly everybody lies and cheats. For most of us, we lie and cheat about the small things, the stuff that we convince ourselves doesn’t really matter. But, because everyone does this, the toll adds up quickly. Whether it’s glancing at … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Cheating, Dan Ariely, Lie, Psychology, Rationality
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Gambling on Discipline
Almost all people who become successful do so because they’re able to develop discipline. Â It’s not something they’re born with. Â It takes practice. Â Consciously doing what needs to be done now, foregoing what you’d like to be doing instead, in … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Negotiation, Persuasion, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Gambling, Motivation, Psychology
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Clothes Make The Man
It has long been known that clothing affects how other people perceive us as well as how we think about ourselves. Â It turns out, clothing also affects the way we think. If you wear a white coat that you believe … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Psychology, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Clothing, Psychology, Rationality
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Forgeries on the Brain
When it comes to high art, almost nobody can tell the difference between an original and a good copy. Even so, we overwhelmingly prefer the original. Oxford scientists hooked up 14 volunteers to a functional MRI, and then showed them … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Art, Food For Thought, Marketing, Persuasion, Psychology, Rationality
Tagged Art, Perception, Psychology, Taste
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Diamond Psychology
Most people are probably aware that diamonds aren’t particularly rare and that their price is mostly a function of cartel control over the supply (De Beers) and good advertising. Â While this is true, the story behind it is fascinating (and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Marketing, Persuasion, Psychology, Relationships
Tagged Diamonds, Marketing, Psychology, Sales
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Creating False Memories
Ad men have known for years that they could make people feel good about a brand or product by telling happy stories. Â It’s one of the reasons Budweiser spends tens of millions of dollars on advertising during the Superbowl. Â They’re … Continue reading
Posted in Choice, Food For Thought, Psychology, Rationality
Tagged Advertising, Memory, Psychology
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How To Beat Distraction
Everyone gets distracted. Â We’re wired to. Â Those of us who weren’t didn’t get to pass their genes along. Â Everyone can be sucked into procrastination mode, even if you really love what you do. Â (Which is why you should schedule your … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Distraction, Meditation, Psychology, Quiet, Reflection
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Psychology of Morality
At least one study shows that our default setting might be to cheat.  Only when we have a bit of time for reflection does our penchant for morality kick in: Dr Shalvi, Dr Eldar and Dr Bereby-Meyer gave each of 76 … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Business, Food For Thought, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Liar, Lie, Psychology, Truth
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Creativity and the Importance of Disappointment
I’m just diving into Jonah Lehrer’s new book on creativity, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Â We’ve discussed creativity here extensively, and even addressed how to be creative, but I hope to share some new insights from this book soon. Â In the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Creativity, Jonah Lehrer, Psychology
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You Can Decide To Be Happy
Good listen:
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Choice, Happiness, Psychology, Success
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Mind Control
Free will exists, right? We are in control of our own minds and thus our own actions? That’s what most of us like to believe, but what if a simple parasitic organism robbed us of at least part of that … Continue reading
Posted in Choice, Food For Thought, Psychology, Rationality, Relationships
Tagged Free Will, Mind Control, Psychology
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Authenticity
Inauthentic people are obsessed with authenticity. – Jonathan Frazen
Posted in Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Relationships
Tagged Authenticity, Jonatha Frazen, Psychology
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