September is a month when we leave summer behind and adopt a back-to-business mindset. It is a time to reset our priorities, our expectations, and our intentions. This is going to be a month about what matters most, about the complexity of life. The intention is that this series of posts will lead you from…
Why decisions feel hard We rarely see decisions as purely intellectual problems; rather, decisions are both internal, emotional, and cognitive. Our brains are ancient surviving machines built to make predictions about the future. When you are missing data points, your brain actually relates to a lack of information the same way it would fear for…
Far more of our everyday behavior than we think is dictated by loss aversion. This is an ancient survival instinct governing modern behavior. Loss aversion will affect what we cling to and what we shun, influencing how we make our choices and how we approach risk. The goal of today’s discussion is to uncover the…
Everyone has felt that moment when life seems to be against you, three setbacks in a row, and suddenly it feels like the universe owes you a break. This week’s blog is about believing that past events influence future probabilities. Our brain craves patterns, even false ones. The Gambler’s Fallacy is one of the most…
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