psychology

cite this new paint as an example of “feedback” — the notion that people will make better choices when their decisions have rapidly visible results.

“If you want to be a knight, act like a knight.”

Wikipedia says that fan loyalty, particularly for team sports, is different from brand loyalty. If a consumer buys a product of lower quality than expected, he or she will usually abandon allegiance to the brand. Fan loyalty, however, often continues even when the team performs poorly year after year.

And this makes sense, because sports are largely

Talk to a different stranger, tell a few friends about your ideas, or join a meetup devoted to the subject. An online community. A book club. And if one doesn’t exist, start your own. Finally, it’s important to do these steps in order. You want to spend a bit of time playing around at the intersections of curiosities before taking this public.

To avoid impulsively “just shipping it,” he introduces deliberate friction through cooldown periods when reviewing designs or providing feedback. This intentional pause allows ideas to mature, fostering more thoughtful and meaningful responses.

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

The older adults are often far more motivated to perform well. They try harder. They engage more. They are more serious, more present, more involved. To them, the performance matters a great deal. It says something about their mental capabilities—and they are out to prove that they haven’t lost the touch as they’ve aged. Not so younger adults.

When employees are passive, the social, energetic extroverts really shine. However, when you’re dealing with very motivated workers, introverts do better because they know how to listen, help, and get out of the way.

But some of them had managed to leverage those scars to transform themselves in positive and powerful ways.