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My Seatbelt Rule for Judgment
the man who recognizes that wearing a seat belt improves safety but who doesn’t do it. To reduce the dissonance, he may rationalize the decision by noting the seat belt is uncomfortable or by claiming that his above-average driving ability will keep him from harm’s
from Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition by Michael J. Mauboussin
“People get better at regulating their impulses. They learn how to distract themselves from temptations. And once you’ve gotten into that willpower groove, your brain is practiced at helping you focus on a goal.
from The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
- Travel behavior is not merely objective or rational in the economic sense (Groeger 2002). There are aspects of vehicle design and the larger transportation system that cause or exacerbate human emotions, biases, social stereotypes, and willingness to behave interpersonally in ways particular to the roadway (Abrahamse et al. 2009; Coogan et al. 2014... See more
from Windshield Bias, Car Brain, Motornormativity: Different Names, Same Obscured Public Health Hazard | Published in Findings by Tara Goddard