Go Choose

20/08/2016

Insightful perspective. Learning should not be prescriptive.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/08/19/what-the-modern-world-has-forgotten-about-children-and-learning/

'We have radically altered our own evolved species behavior by segregating children artificially in same-age peer groups instead of mixed-age communities, by compelling them to be indoors and sedentary for most of the day, by asking them to learn from text-based artificial materials instead of conte...

08/09/2015

http://www.part-up.com/blogs/time-to-swarm

Almost every organization is in transition. By not thinking in contracts and employment, but in teamwork, we can make work more enjoyable, better and focussed. It's time to swarm!

17/06/2015

The Science Of Decision-Making: 5 Surprising Ways We Make Life Choices
http://www.medicaldaily.com/science-decision-making-5-surprising-ways-we-make-life-choices-337546

Emotion is not just part of, but necessary to decision-making, researchers say, and our own expectations determine the choices we make.

12/04/2015

Mind the gap!

09/03/2015

Critical Thinking & Decision-Making: choices, mindsets & decision science - curated archive of articles and insights
http://flip.it/8b5J6

15/02/2015

The distraction of choices...
Research paper: A theory of unconscious thought < decision making and quality of choices while distracted
http://www.alice.id.tue.nl/references/dijksterhuis-nordgren-2006.pdf

http://www.alice.id.tue.nl/references/dijksterhuis-nordgren-2006.pdf

25/01/2015

Are you raising nice kids? A Harvard psychologist gives 5 ways to raise them to be kind
http://t.co/LAGI0sFR5N

Think your kids are being raised to be kind? Think again. A Harvard researcher and psychologist has 5 ways to train your child to be kind and empathetic.

11/01/2015

The right way to make a hard choice: Just pick something?
http://jezebel.com/the-right-way-to-make-a-hard-choice-just-pick-somethin-1677819333

The bigger the choice, the more importance we attribute to it. We assume that every choice--every time we have to weigh facts and feelings in an attempt to arrive at the Right Thing to Do--contains a right outcome and a wrong outcome. But what if big choices don't have to be harder than small ones?…

10/01/2015

9 habits that lead to terrible decisions
https://t.co/6mUGrnXM6O

And how you can avoid them.

07/01/2015

The Best Decisions Come From Data, Not Intuitions
http://www.inc.com/laura-montini/stephen-dubner-executive-decisions-need-a-lot-less-intuition.html

The 'Freakonomics' author thinks more companies should adopt Google's approach to problem-solving.

19/09/2014

A process for human-algorithm decision making
http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/09/a-process-for-human-algorithm-decision-making

Your people will have new roles and need new skills.

15/09/2014

Harness Your Mind's "Future Self" Bias to Make Better Decisions
http://lifehacker.com/harness-your-minds-future-self-bias-to-make-better-de-1629209080

We don't stick to our resolutions and future goals because our minds don't think of our future selves as "us." But instead of fighting this inherent bias, you can use it and tweak it to make better long-term decisions.

26/08/2014

For the business of making choices...critical thinking plus leadership...

Common decision-making derailments > decide what to decide
http://www.business2community.com/leadership/four-ways-team-decision-making-can-derail-0978996

Conflicting assumptions, incompatible needs, differing work styles, and individual stressors can have a negative impact on group process, particularly when it comes to making decisions. Some people n…

25/07/2014

Choices, choices, choices > How to Stop Overthinking Everything and Find Peace of Mind
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-stop-overthinking-everything-and-find-peace-of-m-1609850688

We all overthink aspects of our lives. Whether it's decisions, regrets, self-worth, or general worries about the future, we're so often stuck inside our own heads that it feels like there's no way out. Here's how to quit overthinking everything and move on.

15/07/2014

Making choices for our future selves - the consequences
http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_goldstein_the_battle_between_your_present_and_future_self

Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. (Can I skip flossing just this one time?) Daniel Goldstein makes tools that help us imagine ourselves over time, so that we make smart choices for Future Us.

15/07/2014

The choices lottery > Can't decide? Try randomly choosing. Sometimes the most rational choice is a random stab in the dark when reasoning fails.
http://aeon.co/magazine/world-views/is-the-most-rational-choice-the-random-one

When your reasons are worse than useless, sometimes the most rational choice is a random stab in the dark

25/06/2014

The 10-10-10 Rule in Decision-Making > How to make smart, fast decisions that you’ll still be happy with in 10 years
https://popforms.com/smart-fast-decisions/

How long does it take you to make a decision? This is your super simple guide to looking at short-term and long-term benefits, and making fast decisions.

09/06/2014

Oh, rats - more choices! > Regret affects how you make decisions in the future
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140608-regret-rats-neuroscience-behavior-animals-science

Researchers studied brain areas involved in decision making, evaluating outcomes.