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
Tagsleadership, Influence, facts, emotions, decisions, cognitive dissonance, marketing, Kory Kroft, hiring, Abhijit Banerjee, Microsoft Research, Duncan Watts, Matthew Salganik, McGill University, Matthew Notowidigdo, Fabian Lange, rational herding, University of Toronto, University of Chicago, The Economist, problem solving, Princeton University, positioning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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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
TagsUniversity of Minnesota, University of California Berkeley, cloud computing, brain, biotechnology, Bin He, conscious, Max Panck Institute, Thoughts, The Economist, technology, subconscious, Star Trek, research methodologies, Princeton University, personal computing, medical, Martin Dresler, Jack Gallant, intuition, humans, free will, Francisco Pereira, energy, emotions
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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
TagsPrinceton University, competence, confidence, facts, goal setting, Iain Couzin, Jens Krause, John Seabrook, leadership, Leeds University, The New Yorker
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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