I recently noticed that I add phone numbers to my contact list very often, but I never delete any phone numbers. The most important reason seems to be the amount of effort that it takes to delete phone numbers. This…
Category: Bias
Starting an healthy behavior contains three steps. Just figure out (1) what healthy behaviors are possible, (2) which of those possible healthy behaviors are most beneficial to you, and (3) simply start with this new healthy behavior. However, as you…
Humans aren’t very good with numbers. We need computers to do most of our calculations. That means it is helpful to communicate numbers in ways that actually work for people. Sometimes by not even mentioning numbers at all. Mindfitnezz –…
A lot of traffic lights, elevator buttons and others things in our daily lives don’t actually work. They are not even connected to a system. These items do however have an important function. A function I experienced first hand when…
Evaluating decisions is helpful for making better decisions in the future. But evaluating decisions is not easy, because the outcome is often known. When the decision and the judgement of the decision use different information, mistakes are bound to be…
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…
Gym membership is very cheap considering the value being offered. With rent, employees, equipment and insurance to pay, the math simply doesn’t seem to add up. However, insights into human psychology can explain the low membership fee. Mindfitnezz – How…
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…
In a 2009 interview, Kate Moss was asked if she had a motto. “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” was the motto she mentioned. It proved that Kate Moss is not just a supermodel and successful entrepreneur, but also…
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…