Cognitive Bias in Business
The Many Ways Thinking Can Go Wrong Our brains are incredible creations. They run on about as much energy as the lightbulb in your fridge, yet it's responsible for making sense out of millions of details all day, every day. Things go well so often that it can be difficult to remember how wrong your […]
READ MOREMy True Superpower
I'm a professional mind reader, but that's not my true superpower; it's paying attention. In high school my debate teacher asked us to try a simple experiment: think of something boring for 2 minutes. We picked a door knob. He started the timer and within 4 seconds it seemed like my mind had pinged from […]
READ MORECuriosity Killed the Cat
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]And it will kill you, too. Millions of people are living life thinking about "what if?" They're wondering how things could have been different. They're curious about that path they never took. They're living lives of quiet regret. This is what happens when you only stay curious about something. Too many people never exercise their curiosity. […]
READ MOREWhat's Your Boat?
A monk decided to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He took his boat out to the middle of the lake, moored it there, closed his eyes, and began meditating. After a few hours of undisturbed silence, he suddenly felt the bump of another boat colliding with his own. With his eyes still closed, he […]
READ MOREDesigners Are Mind Readers (And So Are You)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In order to create something that "just works" designers have to be mind readers. They have to get inside the heads of their intended user, and create something that feels natural & intuitive to use. This doesn't happen on accident, and it can be a very difficult process to perfect. The interesting thing is, you're […]
READ MORE10 Body Language Tips
So-called "Body Language Experts" are especially common around election time. News programs love having them on to dissect every nuance of the politician's delivery. Too bad it's almost all crap. As you can see here, he touched his nose which means he most likely had eggs for breakfast, which means he's probably going to […]
READ MORERecognition & Recall
If I asked you to look at a list of words, wait 5 minutes, and then write down as many as you could remember this would be an exercise in recall. If I asked you to look at a list of words, wait 5 minutes, and then tell me which ones look familiar on a […]
READ MORE'Tis the season to be Jolly Overwhelmed
With Thanksgiving around the corner, you know what time of year it is! Holiday season! Seems like there's one party after another, and before you know it the season of gratitude feels more like the season for being grumpy. It's easy to get overwhelmed in the holiday season, so here's a checklist to see how […]
READ MOREMake Better Decisions
"I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it." Charles R. Swindoll Whether it's figuring out whether to take the job offer or not, who to date, where to go to school, or what to have for dinner, every day is full of choices. The quality […]
READ MORERemember Anything
"Hi there! Great to meet you!" I said as I shook her hand. "We met 6 months ago." Ouch. Guess how well the rest of the meeting went? It's incredible what having a poor memory can cost you. The weird thing is, you rarely find out what forgetting something will cost you. In the example […]
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