Sherlock Holmes Problem Solving Expanding Field Of Vision
Posted on13 Jan 2020
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Sherlock Holmes sees things that others do not. They aren’t blind. They just rely too much on what they do see. This... Read More
Communication Tricks Of The Mind Good Liars Use To Be Believed
Posted on04 Nov 2019
Tagsauthority, communication, confidence, content, lying, praise, vagueness, simplification, emotional triggers
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Good liars are often good communicators. So, they use the same communication tricks of the mind that good communicators do. That’s because... Read More
Make Better Decisions by Spotting Role of Correlation in Business
Posted on30 Jan 2017
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The role of correlation in business in decision making is everywhere. People just don’t see it. That’s because they often see it... Read More
What Makes A Good Lie Work So Well At Work
Posted on26 Sep 2016
Tagscognition, organizational culture, honesty, lying, pressure, The Economist, KISS Principle, simplification, cognitive ease
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Good lies can only do so much. They need help to really flourish. What makes a good lie work so well at... Read More
Programming People with Big Data
Posted on22 Sep 2014
TagsKISS Principle, athletes, musicians, dancers, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, big data, simplification, The Economist, procedure, employees, customer service, comedians
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Big data allows us to overcome the human tendency to oversimplify. Whereas we focus on one or two big causes to our... Read More
More Money, Less Thinking
We can make tremendous money when we help people think less. As Alexander Chernev points out in “Customers Will Pay More for... Read More
Working with Psychopaths
Obviously, not working with psychopaths is the best option. That, however, isn’t always practical. Additionally, it’s neither practical nor optimal to distrust... Read More
Natural Mistake of Grouping
Posted on15 Apr 2013
Tagspeople's differences, complexity, group, illusion, knowledge, Personality, problem solving, Talent, unique, individual, Fast Food Knowledge Analogy, simplification
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Look at the figure to the right. The top is a multicolored square, the bottom a gray one. Yet, only one single... Read More
