Why Are We So Afraid of the Q-Word? Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Newsletter I recently read a tweet from Laura King, a Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri, offering advice to unhappy graduate students: “I have some advice that I am ambivalent about sharing but here goes. If
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Newsletter Ethan Mollick, a professor at the Wharton School and one of my favorite follows on Twitter, recently tweeted about a concept known as “the reverse salient”. He described it as “the technology or process that is holding back development of the whole system (like ⚡️ ︎car batteries did). Solving the
TO REGRET OR NOT TO REGRET?It’s All in the Frame On July 12, 2022, Bloomberg.com ran a piece with this headline: “MILLIONS OF AMERICANS REGRET THE GREAT RESIGNATION”. That certainly sounds pretty bad. Quits have been at record highs during the Great Resignation. Now, Bloomberg is citing survey data (from Joblist.com) that shows that
EXTREME BELIEFS ARE THE HARDEST TO QUIT It’s a good bet that you know somebody (or know somebody who knows somebody) who has fallen down the rabbit hole of a conspiracy theory or some other extremist beliefs. It’s also a good bet that you find yourself scratching your head, wondering why,
THE UNSTEADY CROWN OF A KING-MAKER:What base rates can tell us about the power of Trump’s endorsement Former President Trump lost his bid for a second term, but he is still freely wielding his political influence over this year’s midterm elections. As he told the Washington Post in an April interview, “I’m the
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: Decision-Making Takeaways And Lessons From The Surprising Shutdown Of CNN+
Catching up: A big announcement, a new book, and more — Tuesday, May 3, 2022
The enduring popularity of the dubious Myers-Briggs Personality Test — A recent take by Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
Newsletter Week of April 5th, 2021 RETHINKING THE QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?The interaction of “Be” and “When you grow up” are identity traps In the February 27 newsletter, I raved about Adam Grant’s new book, Think Again. Adam really hones in on why the entanglement
Fake news lands on Mars New research about inoculating ourselves against misinformation. By now, you’ve probably seen a video of NASA’s Perseverance rover on the Martian landscape. The video shows a panoramic view of the rocky planet accompanied by the sound of a windy Martian afternoon. Clear, high-definition video, with audio. Of