Psychology

Probability Neglect

We are apprehensive about an airplane crash more than food poisoning, even though the probability of...

That Powerful Envy

You feel much stronger envy of others with similar characteristics as yours than those with different...

Why Not Now?

We dope out ostensible reasons when confronted with possible goals. “The time is not right.” “I’m...

A Race of Discovery

We idolize our historical inventors as the heroes of the world’s innovation. We thought there would...

An Irretrievable Loss

Seeing our close ones leaving us for others is heart breaking. Our spouse left us for...

Concocted Pleas

We have the penchant to feel more regretful with things we didn’t do than things we...

Important but Not Urgent

The world moves at a fast pace. In an attempt to catch up, we live feverishly...

Us Versus World’s Problems

The world’s problems are inherently complex. Ending poverty, war, nuclear weapon, child abuse, economic inequality, racism....

Hopeful but Inactive

You never start because you don’t think what you want to start will succeed. Therefore, you...

Illusory Superiority

We tend to overestimate our competence. After all the hard work poured into a project, we...