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Category Archives: Rationality
You’ll Never Be Rich
How much money does it take to feel rich? Throw out a number. Ten million dollars? Fifty million dollars? One Hundred million dollars? Interestingly, when you ask people that have actually made that much money, the average answer seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Framing, Perception, Psychology, Wealth
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That’s Not Fair
What revolves around the Earth? “Henri looked down in concentration as the answer choices were read aloud: (A) The moon, (B) The sun, (C) Mars, (D) Venus. Henri reread the question out loud and mulled the choices over in his … Continue reading
Books Are Souvenirs
People used to read books for two reasons: to gain some knowledge or to be entertained. For a few hundred years, bound books were about the only good way to store a large amount of information. People still had voices, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Future, Inspiration, Rationality
Tagged Books, Future, Piracy, Publishing, Viral
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We Are All Followers
Obesity is spreading like a disease. If a person becomes obese, the likelihood that his friend would also become obese increased by 57 percent. If a person’s sibling became obese, the chance of another sibling becoming obese increased by 40%. … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Inspiration, Persuasion, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged cookies, Goal contagion, Irrational Behavior, Psychology
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Why Their Offer Sucks and You’re Always Right
Following yesterday’s post, I thought I’d share a bit more about irrational behavior. The following attributes won’t help as much at the tables in Vegas, but they can save, or make, you more money in a lot of other situations. … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Negotiation, Persuasion, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Diagnosis Bias, Irrational Behavior, Sway, Value Attribution
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How To Lose Your Shirt In Vegas
I like to gamble. Actually, that’s a lie. I love to gamble. Poker and craps, mostly, but if I’m bored enough, I will literally gamble on anything. I’m fortunate in that I’ve developed a bit of skill at the games … Continue reading
Keep Your Mouth Shut
Number one piece of advice if you’re ever questioned by the police about a crime: keep your mouth shut until your lawyer gets there. Interrogation techniques are so psychologically effective, people confess all the time. Even when they didn’t do … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Persuasion, Rationality
Tagged Arrest, Do Yourself a Favor, Jail, Shut Up
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Investing For Dummies
I recently wrote the following as a response to one of Sebastian Marshall’s posts about investing, in which he breaks down what he’s learning about the financial game, the reasons people shouldn’t try to pick their own stocks, and how … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Investing, Pick, Stock Market
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Change Is Good
I know a lot of people who not only fear change, but hate it. I had never really understood why. To me, change is always good. I’ve never gone through a change and said “I wish that never happened.” Even … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Change, Risk, Seth Godin
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If You’re Going to Jail, Get There Early
Lo and behold, judges aren’t always rational. Â It turns out that judges hearing parole requests start out the day granting about 65% of them. Â These numbers dwindle down to about 0% right before a judges break, then pop back up … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Law, Persuasion, Rationality
Tagged Judge, Justice, Law, Rationality, Trial
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You Can Screw People, As Long As They Have A Say
“That’s not fair!” If you have kids, or friends with kids, you probably hear this a lot. Fairness is a wildly subjective standard, and as such, it usually doesn’t really mean anything. The only problem is, people’s subjective opinions about … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Persuasion, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Fairness, Negotiation, Sway
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Strip-Club-Bathroom Psychology
You ever walk into the bathroom at a nice restaurant, or, so I’ve been told, at a strip club, and been startled when you’re greeted by an older gentleman in an ill-fitting tuxedo with a tray full of hair product, … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Persuasion, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Bathroom, Influence, Irrational Behavior, Persuasion, Strip Clubs
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