Decision making: How to improve the outcomes of your big life choices
LIFE, it could be argued, is like a long game of blackjack. In one common version of this, each person is initially dealt two playing cards. The aim is for your hand to add to 21, or as close to this as you can get without busting. Players can either “stick” with their existing hand […]
Dishabituation: How to trick your brain to find more joy in life
IMAGINE jumping into a swimming pool. It’s cold, right? But then, a few minutes later, you are used to the temperature. Or how about walking into a room filled with cigarette smoke. It stinks, but give it a while and you don’t notice it any more. This is habituation – the brain’s ability to stop […]