Category: Make Better Decisions

Interviews With Experts

Dan Ariely Explains When Your Irrational Behavior Is A Good Thing

Dan Ariely teaches psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University and is the bestselling author of three books I love: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions The…


5 minutes
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Checklist: What 9 things can help you make better decisions?

Francesca Gino is a professor at Harvard Business School and has done a number of fascinating studies in social psychology exploring the sometimes crazy things that influence your behavior and the…


3 minutes
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These 5 Things Will Make You Smarter

1) Get rid of the distractions You can't multitask. Via Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School: To put it bluntly, research shows that we…


4 minutes
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Live Without Regrets: These Are The Top 5 Career Regrets

To live without regrets, first you need to know what the most common ones are. Over at Harvard Business Review, Daniel Gulati discusses his informal study of people's biggest regrets…


2 minutes
Be A Great Communicator

10 Videos Guaranteed To Inspire You

1) How to be happier Harvard professor Shawn Achor is the author of the wonderful book The Happiness Advantage.   2) Is it better to come in first... or third? Malcolm Gladwell…


2 minutes
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Why do life-threatening situations make some people more calm?

The heart rates of the best bomb disposal experts actually drop when they're in the danger zone. Why? Confidence. Via The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can…


2 minutes
Become A Great Leader

3 Things The Greatest Generals Of History Can Teach You About Strategy

1) Don't do what your enemy is prepared for. Frontal assaults against prepared defenses are stupid. Via How Great Generals Win: From the beginning of organized warfare, frontal attacks against…


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