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The key question is not how long people have done a job. It’s how well they can learn to do a job.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
One restaurant that asked people to pay what they wanted for a meal found that people paid less than the restaurant would have charged normally. That might not sound good for the restaurant owner, but more people came to dine at the restaurant and almost no one paid nothing or very little. In total, the restaurant made more money.5 This relatively
... See moreDan Ariely • Dollars and Sense
Gigerenzer’s research suggests we should trust ourselves more, or as he says, it’s often best to “go with what you know.” In one of his most famous studies, he explored “the recognition heuristic.”
Jay Acunzo • Break the Wheel: Question Best Practices, Hone Your Intuition, and Do Your Best Work
The Science of Influence
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
Researchers Debra Meyerson and Maureen Scully have found that to succeed, originals must often become tempered radicals. They believe in values that depart from traditions and ideas that go against the grain, yet they learn to tone down their radicalism by presenting their beliefs and ideas in ways that are less shocking and more appealing to mains
... See moreAdam Grant • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
1 In other words, our brains don’t like unfairness and this dislike makes us take action to express our displeasure.
Dan Ariely • Dollars and Sense
It turns out that students who were in the “lucky” seats were consistently
