Articles
Perseverance of Beliefs.
In the 1980s, Ross and Lepper published the seminal work on the perseverance of beliefs. This is the tendency for people to continue to believe something is true even when it is revealed to be false or disproved. In one study, students took an aptitu... »
Groupthink.
It’s no secret that I am not a... »
Belief and Doubt.
One of the best television com... »
Perspective.
This year marks the 100th anni... »
Books
The Life Unlived.
Adam Phillips is a brilliant writer, psychologist and regular contributor to The London Review of Books. The closest I can come to the kind of people who think at this level, is that they let me subscribe to The London Review of Books. Barely. Althou... »
Time is Money.
Most small business owners hav... »
Know Thyself.
One of the most difficult task... »
Carry More Tools.
You’ve probably heard me repea... »
Journals
What They Want.
I returned from a great meeting with clients recently and met my assistant to go over our plans for the coming week. If I’m in one of our offices, I like to go walking around and say hello, let people know I’m still alive and, occasionall... »
Tact and the Sycophant...
At lunch this weekend, my 10-y... »
Some Things Never Chan...
The Smithsonian magazine repor... »
Different, Not Better.
For many years now, I’ve taugh... »