Emotional Intelligence vs. Intuition (Pt 4): Conscious vs. Unconscious
A major difference between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and intuition is the relationship of each to our conscious and unconscious selves. Whereas EI... Read More
Regression Analysis: Visualizing Intuition
Posted on01 Mar 2012
Tagstendencies, subconscious, schematics, regression analysis, Intuition White Paper, intuition, feelings, emotions, conscious, cognition
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People often have unrealistic expectations for intuition, sometimes thinking it’s a crystal ball, magic lamp or answer giver. This usually stems from... Read More
Consumer Psychology & Freud’s Rebirth
Posted on29 Dec 2011
TagsErnest Dichter, The Atlantic, subconscious, retailing, Retail Therapy, online dating, names, judges, irrational, intuition, Sigmund Freud, The Economist, emotions, decisions
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There is no place that the revisiting of our unconscious urges are taken more seriously than in retailing. The Economist article “Retail... Read More
Style Trumps Content Once Again
Posted on15 Dec 2011
Tagsassessments, attraction, attractiveness, beauty, confidence, content, effectiveness, Harvard Business Review, Influence, intuition, labels, Midwestern State University, outcome, perception, style, subconscious, Talent, Timothy DeGroot, voice
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My August 15, 2011 post, “Eloquence Trumps Honesty in Trust & Likeability Wars,” discussed how style affects our assessment of talent. Now,... Read More
The Silent Revolution: Understanding Ourselves
Posted on03 Nov 2011
TagsUniversity of Minnesota, University of California Berkeley, Thoughts, The Economist, brain, biotechnology, Bin He, cloud computing, Martin Dresler, technology, subconscious, Star Trek, research methodologies, Princeton University, personal computing, medical, Max Panck Institute, Jack Gallant, intuition, humans, free will, Francisco Pereira, energy, emotions, conscious
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As I had mentioned in The Rise of Intuition, the biggest advancement we’ll see in the next five to fifteen years will... Read More
Correlation: High Testosterone and Poor Risk Assessment
Posted on24 Oct 2011
Tagsfree will, biochemical, Cambridge University, decisions, diversity, emotions, employees, failure, hubris, John Coates, management, Personality, process, technology, The Economist
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When I’ve written about the illusion of free will, I’ve focused on the advancement of technology and research methodologies to uncover subconscious... Read More
Illusion of Free Will Revisited
Posted on22 Sep 2011
Tagsbehavior, biology, David Eagleman, decisions, evolution, free will, genetic code, nature/nurture, Personality, psychology, rational actor theory, rationale, subconscious, technology, The Atlantic, The Economist
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I decided to revisit the illusion of free will after running across two other articles reinforcing it. As technology and research methodologies... Read More
Positive Thinking as Myth
Posted on19 Sep 2011
TagsPollyannaism, biology, biotechnology, business, Hal Arkowitz, Influence, motivation, negative thinking, optimism, pessimism, attitude, positive, positive thinking, problem solving, Scientific American, Scott O. Lilienfeld, subconscious, thinking process, who we are, who we think we are
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I’ve seen positive thinking do much harm to some folks; if they can’t keep their smiley face on, they feel they’re failing.... Read More
Beauty as Power (Pt 4): Subliminal Influence
Posted on08 Sep 2011
Tagsadvertising, attractiveness, beauty, Beauty as Power Series, employees, feminine, loan applicants, marketing, masculine, merchandising, physical, plaintiffs, power, prisoners, quarterbacks, retailing, subliminity, The Economist
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Beauty’s power often influences us without our knowledge and thus distorts our decisions. In other words, we think we are making them... Read More
People Easily Make False Confessions
Posted on22 Aug 2011
Tagssubconscious, subjective, technology, The Economist, truth, Saul Kassin, confession, conscious, free will, Innocence Project, interrogations, intuition, Jennifer Perillo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, logic, Maastricht University, people, process, reason, Robert Horselenberg
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When we approach problems too logically and reasonably, we tend to place too much faith in the dominance of consciousness and to... Read More