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Most people are not motivated by money. Sure, you need to make enough money to survive. And then some to have a good life, but research shows that working for a big monetary reward actually reduces results. I’ve had countless negotiations with potential employees....
Connection gives meaning to our lives. If you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak. When you ask about belonging, they talk about exclusion. When you want to know about connection, they lay out the most disconnected times of their lives. The...
Do you want to become a better version of yourself? People have used self-affirmations for ages and found them working to improve their overall well-being. Then self-affirmations started to get a bad rap. There was not much scientific evidence about the workings of self-affirmations....
Some people stand out. Do you want to stand out? They are high powered when speaking to hundreds or thousands of people. Some have physical influence that you can feel when they enter the room, or maybe they are really charming. Still, others are...
Behavioral economics‘ role is growing in explaining why we do things the way we do and what motivates us. Gone are the days when economists could base their work on rational behavior maximizing the value to homo economicus. Marketing, sales, persuasion, and other business...
Here is a short TED video from Daniel Gilbert. It explains how we think about the change in ourselves. We look into the past and see that change happens, but looking into the future we think about ourselves as finished products. The key...
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