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When You Don’t Do What You Meant To, and Don’t Know Why
The New York Times: HOW many times has this happened to you? You firmly decide what you’re going to do — whether it be going to the gym or asking your boss for a raise
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To land that job, be among the first interviewed, study shows
TODAY: Want to ace that interview and increase your chances of actually landing the job? A new study says the best thing to do is interview on a different day than your strongest competition. Or
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The Irrational Consumer: Why Economics Is Dead Wrong About How We Make Choices
The Atlantic: Daniel McFadden is an economist. But his new paper, “The New Science of Pleasure,” shows the many ways economics fails to explain how we make decisions — and what it can learn from
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Mental Health Gun Laws Unlikely To Reduce Shootings
NPR: States aren’t likely to prevent many shootings by requiring mental health professionals to report potentially violent patients, psychiatrists and psychologists say. The approach is part of a gun control law passed in New York
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How Scarcity Leads to Spending
TIME: Will economic uncertainty make you save more — or spend more? The answer may depend on your childhood experience, a new study suggests. The research, published in Psychological Science could help explain why poverty
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Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst (First come, first served)
ORF Austria: Ob man bei einem Vorstellungsgespräch erfolgreich ist oder nicht, hängt nicht nur von der eigenen Leistung ab. Entscheidend ist, wie gut die Kandidaten sind, die sich davor vorgestellt haben. Wer als erster drankommt