This book is all about the forces that influence our behavior and decision making. Each chapter of this book describes a particular force that influences our behavior in irrational but predictable ways. The author, Dan Ariely is a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University.
6 Tips for Disagreeing Better (audio)
The internet makes it easy to live inside our own little content bubbles where we are protected from any viewpoints other than those with which we already agree. But this is a big problem. When we aren't exposed to opposing perspectives, we don’t learn how to relate to the people who hold them. I’ve put together a short list of tips for engaging with people who hold views contrary to your own.
6 Tips for Disagreeing Better
The internet makes it easy to live inside our own little content bubbles where we are protected from any viewpoints other than those with which we already agree. But this is a big problem. When we aren't exposed to opposing perspectives, we don’t learn how to relate to the people who hold them. I’ve put together a short list of tips for engaging with people who hold views contrary to your own.
Break Out of Your Content Bubble (w/ Harleen Kaur)
In this episode, I speak with entrepreneur and former NASA engineer, Harleen Kaur. Harleen is the founder of Ground News, a news platform that helps combat media bias by allowing people to compare how different news outlets from across the political spectrum are covering the same story. The topic of news intersects nicely with other topics I write about here, like confirmation bias and values.