My second “free research idea.” (Note: This one is not as good as the first.) People can be nasty. When people are nasty on the internet, they are called trolls. Urban Dictionary’s definition of a troll: One who purposely and deliberately (that purpose usually being self-amusement) starts an argument in
Massive online open courses (MOOCs) are growing in popularity. The New York Times, for instance, is mildly obsessed with them (see also Thomas Friedman’s excellent opinion piece about how MOOCs are a disruptive innovation). Now there is a behavioral decision theory MOOC, which is offered by Coursera and taught by
During my sabbatical trip to the Erasmus Research Institute of Management, Nailya Ordabayeva showed me here research on how people have difficulty judging changes in size. The takeaway: People are not good at this task. (I swear that we were not drinking). —————————— The abstract of Nailya’s paper: Understanding consumer
I visited Erasmus University on a sabbatical visit. While there, I interviewed some of the faculty about their research. Here is the second interview, where I asked marketing professor Nicole Mead about her research on money Does handling money make you a bad person? So there you have it: It
It’s that time of year. If you are in love, good for you. If you are not, good luck getting some. In any case, a good sense of humor (GSOH) is a highly-desirable quality in lovers and friends. Why? Two (of many) reasons why a good sense of humor is
Talk invite: Decoding Humor at Work Business is serious business. The stakes are high and competition is fierce. But has work become too serious? Could life be better if you enjoyed more humor in your personal and professional life? Come to a Happy Hour talk on February 20th to find out.
I like my work (a lot). Yet a challenge is that it is tough to keep up. There is always something to do. In order to deal with the potential for stress, I have started to “switch off” at the end of the day. My switch off process: 1) Make
We are more than a week into the new year. Have you been able to stick with your resolutions? One way to be successful is to create a habit. Here are three ways to make that new habit stick: 1. Make it automatic Work by Peter Gollwitzer highlights the benefit
Is solitude just for introverts or monks? Think again. Heather Hansen, co-author of Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone, talks to Peter
Welcome to the final episode of I’M NOT JOKING. Comedian JD Lopez returns from Episode 1 to debrief and reflect on Peter’s experience building
