Joe Lemire wrote a New York Times article titled This Book Is Not About Baseball. But Baseball Teams Swear by It. Continue reading “psychology and baseball”
The Depressing Reason Our Workplaces Have Gone From Bad To Worse
Mark C. Crowley wrote an article titled The “Depressing” Reason Our Workplaces Have Gone From Bad To Worse (December 5, 2018). Continue reading “The Depressing Reason Our Workplaces Have Gone From Bad To Worse”
social connectedness
Sigal Samuel wrote an article for Vox titled How to make this winter not totally suck, according to psychologists. Continue reading “social connectedness”
Awe Walks
Gretchen Reynolds wrote an article for the New York Times titled An ‘Awe Walk’ Might Do Wonders for Your Well-Being. Continue reading “Awe Walks”
epiphany, apophany, pareidolia, synchronicity
This post is prompted by a tweet from JP Castlin: “Just had one of those moments when something occurs to you (an “insight”, to use the commonplace nomenclature) which is either an epiphany or an apophany and you have no idea which.” Continue reading “epiphany, apophany, pareidolia, synchronicity”
84 cognitive biases
Gil Bouhnick writes a blog called The Mobile Spoon: Exploring product leadership, user experience, development, and entrepreneurship. He posted a two-part explanation of 84 cognitive biases. Part 1, Part 2. Continue reading “84 cognitive biases”
Unknown Unknowns: The Problem of Hypocognition
Kaidi Wu and David Dunning wrote an article for Scientific American called Unknown Unknowns: The Problem of Hypocognition.
« Often, human fate rests not on what people know but what they fail to know. Often, life’s outcomes are determined by hypocognition… Hypocognition, a term introduced to modern behavioral science by anthropologist Robert Levy, means the lack of a linguistic or cognitive representation for an object, category, or idea… [We are] hypocognitive of the numerous concepts that elude our awareness. We wander about the unknown terrains of life as novices more often than experts, complacent of what we know and oblivious to what we miss. » Continue reading “Unknown Unknowns: The Problem of Hypocognition”
5 Answers for the Scared Voices in your Head
Dr. Daniel Crosby, a psychologist specializing in behavioral finance, wrote an article titled 5 answers for the scared voices in your head. Continue reading “5 Answers for the Scared Voices in your Head”
How investors can stay rational in irrational times
David Lewis, Kelly Peters, and Dan Ariely wrote an article for The Globe and Mail titled How investors can stay rational in irrational times. Continue reading “How investors can stay rational in irrational times”
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