Odysseus Nudged: How Limiting Our Choices Can Give Us More Freedom
“When people have problems exercising self-control, restricting their choices can, in some cases, leave them more freedom to choose.”Read More
View ArticlePay Now, Consume Later
When you pay in advance, not only will the meal be more likely to feelfree once it rolls around, you’ll also get the additional benefit of enjoying the anticipation of the meal.Read More
View ArticleWorth the Wait: How waiting can make you more patient
If you’re anything like me, you can’t wait for summer to finally start. The Chicago winter dragged on forever and now the weather just can’t seem to make up its mind. As each day passes I get more and...
View ArticleJust My Luck?: How our beliefs about success shape us
Steven Mazie has a post on the front page today about Ben Bernanke's Princeton commencement speech this year, and his call to the graduating class to "share their luck with others." As it happens,...
View ArticleMaking Sense in Egypt
In the hours following the deaths of more than 50 Egyptians in Cairo earlier today there were wildly divergent accounts of what actually happened. Here is a summary, from Wendell Steavenson of the New...
View ArticleCheaters Never Prosper?
News of a company behaving unethically has become so common that it hardly raises an eyebrow except, perhaps, in the most egregious cases – and even then the outrage is often muted after the initial...
View ArticleMorning Guy vs. Night Guy
Do you ever stay up late and then curse yourself the next morning when your alarm clock wakes you up? Jerry Seinfeld has the same problem. He’s got a pretty good idea of why it happens, too, he just...
View ArticleIn Theory: David Brooks’ Partial Endorsement of Nudges
David Brooks endorsed the use of “nudges” (also known as libertarian paternalism) in his New York Times column yesterday, at least partially, giving a cautious thumbs up to the new unit in Washington,...
View ArticleExpecting Better
I’ve never been pregnant myself, but I know people who have. Pregnancy can be a wonderful experience, but it has its downsides too, like having to feel bad whenever you have beer or wine or sushi or...
View ArticleJust Post It
Yesterday, the journal Psychological Science published a paper by Uri Simonsohn online (it's behind a paywall but you can access a free earlier version here). The paper calls on researchers to post...
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