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In experiments around the world, researchers have found that our desires make things seem physically larger or closer than they really are.
Amy E. Herman • Visual Intelligence
familiarity factor.
Steven D. Levitt • Freakonomics Rev Ed
The Smarter Screen: Surprising Ways to Influence and Improve Online Behavior
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The majority of people who use caloric intake trackers feel they do worse and end up with more body fat.
Henry Alkire • Weight Lifting Is a Waste of Time
giving participants a sugar boost turns them back into the best versions of themselves: more persistent and less impulsive; more thoughtful and less selfish.
Kelly McGonigal • Maximum Willpower
A study of voting patterns in precincts of Arizona in 2000 showed that the support for propositions to increase the funding of schools was significantly greater when the polling station was in a school than when it was in a nearby location. A separate experiment showed that exposing people to images of classrooms and school lockers also increased
... See moreDaniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
When it comes to increasing enrollment in social programs, the most successful behavioral adjustments have been those that simply raised awareness and cut through red tape and hassle.[10]
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
Instead of focusing on calories-out as exercise-dependent, we will look at two underexploited paths: heat and hormones.