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Thursday, March 29, 2012

When “I saw that” becomes “I did that.”

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One of the strangest conversations I have witnessed happened when I was at a party at a friend’s house several years ago.   He was regal...
Monday, March 26, 2012

Worn out and tired are two different things

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I am sure that you have all had this happen before.   You have a particularly hard day.   Maybe your boss said a few things you dis...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Structure your world for success by thinking abstractly

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A recurring theme in this blog is that self-control is hard.  Tempting short-term goals often get in our way when we want to achieve long-...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

I shouldn’t make you eat healthy food

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Healthy foods have a serious image problem.  There are lots of foods that we know are good for us, but it is hard to get people to ...
Friday, March 9, 2012

Communicating and miscommunicating with products

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A while back, I was out of town.   On my way back from the restaurant where I had dinner to my hotel, I had to cross a busy street.   Th...
Monday, March 5, 2012

Even young kids figure out what you like from what you choose

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We figure out a lot about the people around us from what they do rather than what they say.   The actions people take say a lot about wh...
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Are there supertaskers? Please don’t try this at home

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When I’m driving and someone is doing something strange on the road, it is virtually guaranteed that they are talking on the cell phone....