Business Pundit

This article discusses research that looks at why we never have enough time to get everything done. If your appointment book runneth over, it could mean one of two things: Either you are enviably popular or you make the same faulty assumptions… Read more

I've blogged several times before about inherent problems in human decision making. That's just the way our brains see the world sometimes, so there isn't much we can do except be aware of them. Here is the most comprehensive list I have… Read more

Here's a good post that I previously missed that talks about some of the latest developments in neuroeconomics. David Laibson, an economist at Harvard University, thinks that such experiments underscore the big role that expectations play in a… Read more

Tyler Cowen on neuroscience and economics. Good… Read more

Here is a very interesting study on how false memories are formed. ''We think parts of the brain used to actually perceive an object and to imagine an object overlap,'' said Paller. ''Thus, a vividly imagined event can leave… Read more

Via a Fast Company blog post I found this article which is interesting because… Coca-Cola� (Coke�) and Pepsi� are nearly identical in chemical composition, yet humans routinely display strong subjective preferences for one or the other…. Read more

According to this, you may not be as effective at multitasking as you think you are. Dr. John Sladky, a professor of pediatrics and neurology at Emory's School of Medicine and the chief of neurology at Emory Children's Center, notes that in… Read more

I've been reading Donald Trump's book How to Get Rich, which is a decent book but nothing to rave about. One of the chapters is entitled "Don't Equivocate." Trump thinks that equivocation makes you seem unsure of yourself and… Read more

Zack Lynch discusses the failure of LTCM, and how their models banked too much on a rationality that wasn't… Read more

Why do some decisions seem so right when they are really so wrong? Because humans evolved with certain cognitive biases that helped us survive, but don't always lead to the best decisions in today's world. Most work to date in behavioral… Read more

Jon has a nice post on changing habits and the evolvability of organizations. As you can see from the comment I left there, this is something I do a lot. I think constantly stimulating your brain with change by breaking old habits and taking new… Read more

We are bombarded with such and extraordinary amount of information everyday, that our brains have evolved to filter out most of it. We pay most attention to things that are different, to things that don't fit the expected patterns. Our brains… Read more

Zack Lynch has more on neuromarketing. "Almost every focus group throws up someone more vocal and bossy, who either inspires others to follow or react against or both," says Tim Ambler, senior fellow at London Business School. Perhaps… Read more

Jennifer doesn't think neuromarketing is that big of a deal. There seem to be plenty of people who support her too. I think this is one of those ideas that people don't yet understand how powerful it is. Here was my response on her site. As… Read more