Adopted from the following great insight shared by Dan Ariely from the book Predictably Irrational
“When people think about a placebo such as the royal touch, they usually dismiss it as “just psychology.” But, there is nothing “just” about the power of a placebo, and in reality it represents the amazing way our mind controls our body.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Dan Ariely from the book Predictably Irrational
“Resisting temptation and instilling self-control are general human goals, and repeatedly failing to achieve them is a source of much of our misery.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Dan Ariely from the book Predictably Irrational
“People are willing to work free, and they are willing to work for a reasonable wage; but offer them just a small payment and they will walk away.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Dan Ariely from the book Predictably Irrational
“Standard economics assumes that we are rational… But, as the results presented in this book (and others) show, we are far less rational in our decision making… Our irrational behaviors are neither random nor senseless- they are systematic and predictable. We all make the same types of mistakes over and over, because of he basic wiring of our brains.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Blink
“The first is that truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.
The second lesson is that in good decision making, frugality matters”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Blink
“Our unconscious reactions come out of a locked room, and we can’t look inside that room. but with experience we become expert at using our behavior and our training to interpret – and decode – what lies behind our snap judgment and first impressions”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Blink
“Mediocre people find their way into positions of authority…because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Blink
“Being able to act intelligently and instinctively in the moment is possible only after a long and rigorous of education and experience”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Blink
“Anyone who has ever scanned the bookshelves of a new girlfriend or boyfriend- or peeked inside his or her medicine cabinet- understands this implicitly; you can learn as much – or more – from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face.”
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Blink
“Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.”