When reading the news, I can hardly believe the selfishness that it reports. CEO’s getting big bonusses while employees are getting fired. Stores getting robbed at gunpoint. Athletes competing on doping. But it also reports incidents of amazing selflessness. People…
You may have noticed that you pick the first available option in some situations, but not in others. The decisions you make depend on the situation. In some situations you have to make a decision fast. In other situations you…
We put blame on others more often than is warranted. We blame others when our children get hurt, when we lose a sports game, and when we show poor performance at work. However, these situations may cause us to miss…
I recently noticed that I delete my promotion e-mails instead of just unsubscribing. Why? Is deleting these messages easiest? Does unsubscribing take a lot of effort? Or do I feel some anticipated regret? Such anticipated regret may affect many decisions…
I have recently ran two traffic lights, but it would have been three if I had the chance. Yes, it rained, but was that really the reason? Goal-keepers and police officers may suffer from this same psychological principle. What do…
People dress up in order to make a good impression on other people. But it appears that wearing appropriate clothes actually influences your own behavior and enhances your performance. Mindfitnezz – How to use the insights from behavioral science to…
Recently, I had a meeting in person and I noticed myself quickly changing my T-shirt for a dress shirt before leaving. I have met this person digitally many times in the past eighteen months and I always wore a T-shirt….
It was my first day going back to the office after working from home for over a year. I was exited. But I was not exited for long. In this blog I urge you to pick your first day back…
Padel is a new sport that I recently picked up. It is a combination between tennis and squash. Since I started playing, I continuously receive confirmation that padel is the right sport for me. Although it helps me justify my…
Summer’s in town. With temperatures rising, people flock to the beach amass. Including thieves looking for their next loot. The beach visitors can be divided in two groups. There is the group that gets robbed and the group that doesn’t….
