Tag Archives: psychology

Willpower, Attention Shifting, and Glucose

From the reading I’ve done over the past couple of years, I’ve noticed that an increasing number of psychologists  believe willpower is more important to success than IQ. I’m not a psychologist, but I have observed that most of the … Continue reading

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Scarcity of Time and/or Dollars Negatively Impact Our Thinking

The study of behavioral economics is unveiling some very interesting characteristics about human behavior, such as those described in the popular books Predictably Irrational and Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. It seems like we are learning something new in … Continue reading

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Reminder About Entrenched Thinking

Science is the best tool we have for discovery and learning, because it encourages us to modify our theories when they don’t prove out. As with any human endeavor, though, science is imperfect. Lee Smolin gives a great example of … Continue reading

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The New Yorker on Procrastination

The New Yorker has a very informative article on the growing problem of procrastination: Ainslie is probably right that procrastination is a basic human impulse, but anxiety about it as a serious problem seems to have emerged in the early … Continue reading

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Watch Out for Superficial Thinking

Last week there were several articles on the big tech sites talking about how “the iPad is cannibalizing laptop sells.” I avoided most of the articles because (1) I could care less if the iPad impacts laptop sells and (2) … Continue reading

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Why Twitter, Facebook, etc Seem So Addictive

Many theories have been offered for why Twitter and Facebook and [fill in the blank] seem so addictive. One of the theories that makes a lot of sense to me was recently offered by Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational. … Continue reading

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If You Think Today’s Technology Is Cool, Think About This

It’s been a while since I have talked about our ability to control our own evolution. But, some recent developments and a few interesting articles made me think this is a good time to revisit the subject. In particular, the … Continue reading

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Self Esteem and Time Management

If you have digested Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits and/or David Allen’s Getting Things Done, you know more than enough to manage your time well. That does not necessarily mean that you are managing your time well, though. For example, knowing … Continue reading

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Decision-Making: Thoughts on a Tweet from The President

This is not a political blog, but examining political events can sometimes help us learn about ourselves. And learning about ourselves and how to improve is a key part of what this blog is about. Specifically, this post looks at … Continue reading

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