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Psychology says people who instinctively resist change aren't always stubborn or fearful??? they're often the ones whose early environment taught them that unpredictability was the first sign something was about to go wrong
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (922+ words) Edited by Daniel Moran What looks like stubbornness may actually be a survival instinct honed in childhood, when change meant danger was coming. Every workplace has one. A new system gets announced, or a new supplier, or a new seating…...
In an experiment published in 1998, people valued 7 ounces of ice cream more highly than 8 when each serving was judged separately??? the smaller portion overflowed a 5-ounce cup, while the larger serving of the same ice cream sat below the rim of a 10-ounce cup.
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (906+ words) Edited by Lachlan Brown An overflowing small cup attracted a higher stated valuation than a larger underfilled serving when judged alone. Direct comparison reversed the result, and later research tested its limits. A generous-looking serving can contain less ice cream....
In a field experiment at a car wash, 300 customers received loyalty cards requiring 8 paid visits for a free wash??? 34% finished when the card had 10 spaces with 2 already stamped, compared with 19% given 8 empty spaces and exactly the same reward.
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (896+ words) Edited by Lachlan Brown Two loyalty cards required the same eight purchases, but customers followed through at different rates. The endowed progress experiment shows why the presentation of a goal can matter. The offer was eight paid car washes followed…...
Across 355 cities in 40 countries, researchers handed in 17,303 supposedly lost wallets??? and adding cash raised the share of recipients who contacted the owner from 40% to 51%, making people more likely to send an email when there was money to keep.
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (946+ words) Edited by Lachlan Brown A 17,303-wallet field experiment found that adding cash increased owner-contact rates. The study measured emails and explored the role of self-image and concern for others. Putting cash in a supposedly lost wallet made its recipient more…...
In a computer model of 1,000 fictional 40-year careers, the most highly talented individuals reached the top in only 3% of simulations. Extreme success usually went to moderately talented people who encountered an exceptional run of luck.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1455+ words) Edited by Lachlan Brown A 40-year computer model shows how talent can improve average outcomes while rare, compounding runs of luck still decide who reaches the very top. Success stories become cleaner in hindsight. The uncertain launch becomes a master…...
SoftBank is putting $200 million into the excavator-automation startup Gravis Robotics, whose headline productivity figure was stated two different ways on announcement day, with no published method behind either version
2+ week, 5+ day ago (402+ words) Edited by Christy Suriadi Gravis says its retrofit kits deliver "up to a 30% boost" against peak manual operation. It also told Inc. the machines have delivered "about 30 percent on multiple projects" against human-operated equipment. The specialist Inc. asked wants to…...
Can the planet only be saved by moving beyond capitalism? We map the strongest case its supporters make, from degrowth to the doughnut, against the decoupling evidence that complicates it
2+ week, 5+ day ago (771+ words) Silicon Canals The claim that the planet cannot be saved without moving beyond capitalism is one of the more consequential arguments in climate politics, and it is contested by serious people on more than one side. It is worth setting…...
Happier people???s minds seem to return to friends before money??? across the US, UK, and South Korea, their spontaneous thoughts were more closely tied to friendship, and those thoughts predicted when they would choose relationships over financial gain
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1603+ words) Edited by Lachlan Brown Across US, UK and South Korean samples, happier participants produced more friend-related word chains. In the main sample, those patterns also predicted a higher price for leaving close relationships behind. A job offer can be generous…...
Psychology says people who fill every spare moment with noise??? podcasts, playlists, background television??? aren't distracted or disorganised, they're often quietly managing a loneliness they haven't quite named yet
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (844+ words) Daniel Moran is a writer at Silicon Canals covering technology, psychology, and culture. The constant hum of podcasts and playlists may feel like preference, but it might reveal something we're avoiding: the discomfort of our own company. The year I…...
Across 37,073 European Research Council applications, the same proposal scored higher with reviewers who shared the applicant's citizenship and country of work??? and that match moved the score about seven times as much as a shared gender did
3+ week, 2+ day ago (520+ words) Edited by Christy Suriadi Two economists contracted by the ERC's own executive agency compared how a single proposal was scored by reviewers who matched the applicant and reviewers who did not. Sharing both citizenship and country of work moved the…...