These posts cover incentives, and how they drive our behavior. These may include positive incentives (encouraging us to do something) and negative incentives (encouraging us not to do something)
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Because of the intense societal pressure pushing kids to go to college, among high school graduates aged 16 to 24, around 70% are enrolled in college. But did you know that fully 40% of them never complete their degree?
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When it comes to achieving good health, people have followed physical hygiene practices for over a century with good results, dietary hygiene practices for half that time with decidedly mixed results, and mental hygiene practices for a few decades with promising results.
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No matter what we are doing, we are now typically simultaneously consuming media in some form.
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Although it's true we sometimes learn from our own mistakes, it's considerably less embarrassing to use other people's screwups for our teachable moments.
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When we strive and struggle, when we push beyond our comfort zones, we learn what we can do. In contrast, we do not learn any useful limits sitting on our couches.
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Hey airlines, newsflash: we only fly when we have absolutely no alternative. You make the U.S. Postal Service look well run.
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If you want to be happy in life, there is only one comparison you should ever make.
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Your ambitions exceed your abilities not because of any failing on your part, but because everyone is focused on their own priorities.
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Is it possible for a company's successful pursuit of long-term profitability to create incentives that are harmful for their customers and for society as a whole?
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It is economically rational for companies to consider their total costs when hiring and promoting employees.
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The high expectations of others are valuable if we force ourselves to live up to them. But beware of giving in to the temptation to believe others' expectations without doing the hard work necessary to earn them.
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It is time to start talking about the United States. Today I will share our first impressions after not quite two months on the ground.