I like to be on time. I really do. To be on time means leaving on time and that is where it gets difficult. I always leave too late. And then I drive too fast and too furious to make…
Category: Salience
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Do you have trouble getting started in the morning on big tasks? Do you wish it would be easier to remember your intentions for healthy behaviors? Do you like to improve your memory of what you have read in books…
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…
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…
Cabo Verde, koala bears and New York Times Best-Sellers don’t seem to have a lot in common at first sight. But their unrepresentative naming is very similar in the way they can influence our attitude, decision making and behavior. And…
To protect and to serve. That has been the motto of the Los Angeles Police Department since 1963. Since then, it has been adopted by many other police forces around the United States. Similar mottos have been adopted around the…
A lot of people worry about what others might think about them. Maybe you do too sometimes. How your neighbors view your behavior, the way your social media posts are received or the manner in which other members at the…
Taxi Driver with Robert De Niro, Network starring Faye Dunaway or The Way We Were including Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand; All great movies from the 1970s that they just don’t make anymore. At least that’s what I thought after…
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…
After a five-month closure due to COVID-19 restrictions, I looked forward to the reopening of my gym. On the 19th of May, sport facilities around the country once again welcomed their members. I was happy to finally be able to…