What if We've Created the Wrong Environments for our Brains?
In an excellent blog post, Jonah Lehrer makes an intriguing argument that in high pressure situations, rather than exerting every last ounce of energy on concentrating, people should take breaks and focus on something else.
- Bradley Kreit's blog
- Login to post comments
-
Forget the carrot, I need the stickK (or do I?)
Quit smoking, lose weight, get in shape. Now that we are three weeks into 2010, how many of us need help sticking to our New Year's resolutions? Consider signing a "commitment contract" that would set forth, for example, an exercise goal over a period of time, and what it will cost you if you fail to meet that goal. Because loss aversion is a powerful psychological tool, the idea is that you will be more inclined to stick to the desired behavior (exercising) rather than incur a penalty.
- Vivian Distler's blog
- Login to post comments
-
Apologizing Means Never Having to Spend any Money
Would you rather have an apology by itself or an apology and a bit of cash? If you're like most people, you want the apology, without the money, at least according to researchers from the University of Nottingham. In a new study, they worked with a large e-Bay vendor and tested two different hypotheses on customers who had left neutral or negative feedback for the vendors and found that apologies were vastly preferable.
- Bradley Kreit's blog
- Login to post comments
-
Nudging employees to wellness is a hot topic
Brad and I have both blogged recently about companies that provide employers with reward-based wellness programs (here and here). Thank goodness PR people troll the web looking for stories about their competitors, otherwise we might never have learned about Tangerine:
- Vivian Distler's blog
- Login to post comments
-
Can Money Buy Happiness?
The Boston Globe ran a fascinating article earlier in the week pulling together some of the newest research into a very old question: Can money buy happiness? And the answer seems to be that, well, it depends. Or as social psychology professor Elizabeth Dunn puts it, "Just because money doesn’t buy happiness doesn’t mean money cannot buy happiness.”
- Bradley Kreit's blog
- Login to post comments
-
