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Why Smart People Do Dumb or Irrational Things

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Why You Can’t Help Believing Everything You Read

By default are we critical or gullible? This study shows that understanding something is believing it. A fraction of a second after reading it, you believe it until some other critical faculty kicks in to change your mind. Read on →


The Truth About Self-Deception

Surely lying to ourselves is counter-productive? This study shows that people can deceive themselves so thoroughly that they act as though their incorrect beliefs are completely true, totally disregarding any incoming hints from reality. Read on →


How Rewards Can Backfire and Reduce Motivation

Sometimes rewards do work to increase motivation, especially if the task is objectionable. But when tasks are inherently interesting to us rewards can damage our motivation by undermining our natural talent for self-regulation. ....
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