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These days, finding people like you – whether they’re strangers or acquaintances – who have adopted an innovation is much simpler than it was in the past.
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093 |
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…experiments show that sometimes we are willing to rely so much on other people, that we are willing to push aside not only our preferences, but the evidence in front of us.
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119 |
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Even when the topic is factual, absolute values are less likely to be exposed when people only search for facts that support their prior beliefs.
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167 |
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When deciding whether to follow an appealing pursuit that will introduce more control into your work life, seek evidence of whether people are willing to pay for it. If you find this evidence, continue. If not, move on.
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139 |
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Unless people are willing to pay you, it’s not an idea you’re ready to go after.
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143 |
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People who feel like their careers truly matter are more satisfied with their working lives, and they’re also more resistant to the strain of hard work.
|
152 |
 |
Researchers have discovered that when people find it easy to imagine an event, they overestimate the likelihood that it will actually occur.
|
018 |
 |
…people find it gratifying to exercise control – not just for the futures it buys the, but for the exercise itself.
|
020 |
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People want to be happy, and all the other things they want are typically meant to be means to that end.
|
034 |
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…people can be wrong in the present when they say they were wrong in the past.
|
050 |
