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It is the difference between long- and short-term goals, Mills says.
Research shows how wonderful religious beliefs are for morality in society, and for people’s behavioral decisions.
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Procrastination is not just about procrastination. It’s about a fundamental dilemma between what is good for us now and what is good for us in the long term, says workplace […]
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Economics is a field study that delivers policy prescriptions, Ariely says.
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Imagine if tomorrow the price of milk doubled and the price of alcohol was cut in half. Would we change our behavior accordingly?
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When we don’t much about something, we fill in the gaps in an optimistic way, Ariely says.
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The expert on irrationality, Dan Ariely, on why healthcare costs are out of control.
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What does 28% of the average person’s income mean?
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There’s the morality we aspire to and the morality we play by day-to-day, says Ariely.
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Dan Ariely on why it’s so difficult to be rational.
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Ariely wanted to break out of the strict form of an academic paper.
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If my reality is different than your reality, how do we fight about the facts?
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The placebo is real, Ariely says.
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Ariely studies behavior to muddy the crystalline waters of economic theory.
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Ariely’s fascination with rationality started in the burn unit.
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Long before the colonial powers arrived, Asia had its own centers of civilization, Mahbubani says.