You Are a Work in Progress
Four habits that help people learn from their experiences.
You Are a Work in ProgressHow to stick to New Year’s resolutions
People who care about their future selves are more likely to succeed at self-control
Participants who were overweight chose lower-calorie snacks if they were prompted to feel highly connected to their future selves, and were reminded of the repercussions of unhealthy eating.
Oleg Urminsky and Daniel Bartels, “Connectedness to the Future Self Shapes Self-Control: Planning, Choices and Goal Persistence,” Working paper, July 2015.
Four habits that help people learn from their experiences.
You Are a Work in ProgressChicago Booth’s Richard H. Thaler and Harvard’s Steven Pinker discuss whether people behave irrationally, and if so, why.
How Irrational Are We?Chicago Booth’s Alexander Todorov and University of Chicago’s Wilma A. Bainbridge and Ben Zhao discuss biases relating to faces and the implications of facial-recognition technology.
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