Meanness as Competent and Smart
For thousands of years, humans have struggled against their crudest instincts. They influence us daily. They require work to overcome. Whether it’s... Read More
Power of Popularity in Decisions
Posted on26 Aug 2013
Tagscognitive dissonance, decisions, emotions, facts, Influence, leadership, marketing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, positioning, Princeton University, problem solving, The Economist, University of Chicago, University of Toronto, rational herding, Kory Kroft, Fabian Lange, Matthew Notowidigdo, McGill University, Matthew Salganik, Duncan Watts, Microsoft Research, Abhijit Banerjee, hiring
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Popularity influences our decisions to the point that we often subjugate our desires to what is popular. It’s a form of peer... Read More
The Silent Revolution: Understanding Ourselves
Posted on03 Nov 2011
Tagspersonal computing, emotions, energy, Francisco Pereira, free will, humans, intuition, Jack Gallant, Martin Dresler, Max Panck Institute, medical, conscious, Princeton University, research methodologies, Star Trek, subconscious, technology, The Economist, Thoughts, University of California Berkeley, University of Minnesota, Bin He, biotechnology, brain, cloud computing
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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
Leadership’s Dark Side
Posted on25 Jul 2011
Tagsgoal setting, The New Yorker, Princeton University, Leeds University, leadership, John Seabrook, Jens Krause, Iain Couzin, facts, confidence, competence
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If you research leadership, you’ll find virtually all leadership models promoting the concept as something approaching divinity. What we don’t address is... Read More
