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Cognitive Biases: Why We Make Irrational Decisions

13 February 2013

Explore some classic biases in everyday thinking—and how to avoid them.

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Here’s a Quick Way to Fire Up Your Motivation

12 February 2013

Why backup plans (sometimes) motivate, even if you never use them.

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The Brainstorming Tweak: How to Boost Creativity in Groups

11 February 2013

Traditional brainstorming is inefficient but the process can be tweaked to produce more high quality ideas.

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How to Recapture the Simple Pleasures of Childhood

8 February 2013

Study backs (brief) abstinence as a path to more pleasure from routine activities.

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The One (Really Easy) Persuasion Technique Everyone Should Know

7 February 2013

It's supported by 42 studies on 22,000 people and it's the easiest, most practical persuasion technique available.

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How to Give The Slip to Persistent Negative Thoughts

6 February 2013

New evidence supports a hundred-year-old technique for tackling unwanted thoughts.

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Food on the Mind: 20 Surprising Insights From Food Psychology

5 February 2013

When low-fat foods are bad, why people eat tuna eyes and fried bat, America's dysfunctional relationship with food and more...

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