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People with more money 'struggle with generosity,' expert says

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Scrolling through my Venmo transactions, it's evident that requests for comically small amounts of money are...
Scrolling through my Venmo transactions, it's evident that requests for comically small amounts of money are almost always made by friends who were either born with or earn more money than me.The experience is curious and seemingly universal. "Rich people love to Venmo request you $4.72 for like half a bagel because...

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Fear of regret influences our decisions

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A simple dice game shines a bit of light on the psychology of regret.One of the...
A simple dice game shines a bit of light on the psychology of regret.One of the primary motivators of human behavior is avoiding regret. Before the legendary behavioral economists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky formalized prospect theory and loss aversion, they believed that regret avoidance was at the root of the...

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The Human OS: Upgrading My Life with Self-Love and Computer Science

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For some people, what to do is very straight forward. Of course you have to work...
For some people, what to do is very straight forward. Of course you have to work haarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd. Of course you can’t quit your job e.t.c e.t.c, but not for me. Me. I need a reason. An unchanging truth of the universe reason. And so this is my attempt at creating a new flexible framework I can use to reason ab...

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What It's Like to Be a Sociopath

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Sociopaths are modern-day boogeymen, and the word “sociopath” is casually tossed around to describe the worst,...
Sociopaths are modern-day boogeymen, and the word “sociopath” is casually tossed around to describe the worst, most amoral among us. But they are not boogeymen; they are real people and, according to Patric Gagne, widely misunderstood. Gagne wrote “Sociopath,” her buzzy forthcoming memoir, to try to correct some of ...

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Your Brain Has Tricked You into Thinking Everything Is Worse

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What it was like to be the subject of a longitudinal study (2023)

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Technology is stealing your time in ways you may not realise

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How to live off the edge of the cliff

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I hate talking about how being a founder is so unique and the challenges of it....
I hate talking about how being a founder is so unique and the challenges of it. Although I know it is.Being a founder is a massive privilege.A lot of the time it’s not one big leap of faith you have to take, though. There are lots of little ones and then some big ones along the way. This trains your optimism muscle ...

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1 in 5 business leaders are psychopaths (2019)

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"I am a thrill seeker.""I like to get revenge on authorities.""I never feel guilty.""People who mess...
"I am a thrill seeker.""I like to get revenge on authorities.""I never feel guilty.""People who mess with me always regret it."If you think any of the statements above describe you, then you most likely have a tendency to display antisocial, callous and reckless behaviors. According a study dating back to 2010, ther...

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Studies suggest that relying on will power to break habits is hopeless (2019)

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People with more money 'struggle with generosity,' expert says

Fear of regret influences our decisions

The Human OS: Upgrading My Life with Self-Love and Computer Science

What It's Like to Be a Sociopath

Your Brain Has Tricked You into Thinking Everything Is Worse

What it was like to be the subject of a longitudinal study (2023)

Technology is stealing your time in ways you may not realise

How to live off the edge of the cliff

1 in 5 business leaders are psychopaths (2019)

Studies suggest that relying on will power to break habits is hopeless (2019)