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The Year of Practical Thinking
A new year, with its blank calendar pages, usually engenders widespread optimism, a feeling that this time around, things will be different. But this January comes with heavy baggage. After nearly two years of uncertainty
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How to Make Your Financial Life Happier in 2022
Instead of setting an ambitious money goal in the new year, consider some smaller and more cerebral ways to make your financial life happier. This approach is likely to be especially helpful in 2022, after
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Taxing Sugary Drinks Curbs Consumption, But Only When Costs ‘Pop’
Consumer taxes on sugary beverages are meant to curb consumption, but they are effective only when increased costs are salient at the point of purchase, according to new research published in Psychological Science.
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Taxing Sugary Drinks Curbs Consumption, But Only When Costs ‘Pop’
Consumer taxes on sugary beverages are meant to curb consumption, but they are effective only when increased costs are salient at the point of purchase, according to new research published in Psychological Science.
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Daniel Kahneman: How Companies Can Improve Their Hiring Process
As a young lieutenant, Daniel Kahneman was asked to improve the Israeli army’s haphazard process of assessing capabilities among combat-eligible recruits. Armed with a psychology degree and infantry experience, he brashly made up some criteria
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How One British Isle Persuaded Its Citizens to Get Vaccinated
When you need to engage and persuade people on an issue or topic that matters deeply to them, it’s natural to leverage logic and reason as a way of ensuring your message is heard. However