| On Motivational Momentum 108 days ago by Trond Another quick observation about motivation: I was lying in bed just now, tired and thinking of sleep. I picked up the book I’m currently reading (the 2008 Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror anthology, if anyone cares), thumbed to the next story, but barely made it to the end of the second paragraph before ... Xorg - aigantighe.livejournal.com · 21 references | | Untitled 128 days ago by mthomas I joined 300 other Speakers were Vaughan Bell, Ben Goldacre and Petra Boynton. Vaughan is a neuropsychologist and associate editor colleague of mine on the Psychologist Magazine. He also writes for Mindhacks which bills itself as a site about ‘neuroscience and psychology tricks to find out what’s go ... Untitled blog - winepsych.com · 2 references | | The price of things 137 days ago by Sarah A while ago, when I wrote a review of Freakonomics, I got a comment from a reader who made it quite clear that they didn’t think I knew the hell what I was talking about: “As for rationality. People don’t make decisions rationally, or for that matter irrationally. Just not how we’re wired.” I think ... Paperhouse - sarahditum.com · Rank: 32,247 · 28 references | |