Groups as Enemies of Individuals
Posted on04 Apr 2013
Tagsbehavior, creativity, organizational culture, emotions, group, honesty, peer pressure, Stanford Prison Experiment, team building, unique, individual, United States Constitution, Lancelot, Round Table
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We form groups every day, some formal, others informal. The idea that groups are often enemies of individuals comes from two facts:... Read More
Over Thinking Decisions (Pt 3): Antidote
What’s the antidote for over thinking (OT) as referenced in Ian Leslie’s article, “Non Cogito, Ergo Sum,” (Intelligent Life, May/June 2012 edition)?... Read More
Inadequacies of the Generic “Good Job” Compliment
Posted on29 Nov 2010
Tagsgood job, Strategic Complimenting Series, recognition, reading, promotion, Performance, peer pressure, money, intrinsic, extrinsic, evaluator, compliments, child
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A commenter inquired why the “good job” compliment isn’t intrinsic since “doing that good job comes from inside a person (an experience,... Read More
What Consumer Psychology Teaches Us About Problem Solving
Posted on27 Sep 2010
Tagsteach, rewards, consumer, competitive, cognition, change, buying habits, business, brain, beverages, anticipatory, cost-benefit, keeping up with the Joneses, rationale, psychology, problem solving, price, people, peer pressure, objective, Michael I. Norton, low-cost, intuition, How Concepts Affect Consumption, Harvard Business Review, goal setting, expectations, emotions, drugs, decisions, Dan Ariely
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We often anticipate and rationalize people’s decisions using a cost-benefit analysis. This perspective frequently leads to erroneous conclusions and restricts problem-solving capabilities.... Read More
