Drew Angerer/Getty Images Most people don’t keep their New Year’s resolutions, and some even prefer to revel in their failures. Psychologists say in order to successfully change, you have to really want things to be different, and you also have to stick to your plan. If you’re trying to break an old habit, replace it […]
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A Behavioral Economist Tries to Fix Email
Can anything be done to make people happier with their jobs? What can prevent people from overeating? Will people like beer with balsamic vinegar in it just because they’ve been told it contains a “secret ingredient”? These are some of the questions that Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist at Duke University, has studied in his […]
