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  • Better Decisions with Annie Duke (Persuasion Play Podcast 010)

    Could you make better decisions?

    I think we all could.

    Do you have a hard time deciding what to order at a restaurant?

    Do you ever make the “wrong” decision and, looking back, feel that you “knew” it would turn out bad?

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    "Brains" by Neil Conway, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    “Brains” by Neil Conway, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    #hypnosis #meditation #mindreading #luck #love #persuasion

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  • Why I Don’t Have Free Will (and Neither Do You)

    You are free to make choices, but you have no freedom in the matter.

    Sam Harris presents this idea in his 2012 book, Free Will. Harris argues that we’re all products of our genes, our luck, and our experiences.

    Free Will is an Illusion.

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  • Betting on the Boardwalk
    Six Trump Tactics for Deal Making

    In 1975, Trump hears of a casino worker strike at two Hilton hotels. When he learns that those two casino locations account for 40% of Hilton’s global profits, Trump decides to get in the casino business. (more…)

  • Reciprocity at the Car Dealership

    I can barely feel my fingers. The wind whips while I work in the wintry 6° weather. Fahrenheit.

    My car’s alarm won’t stop sounding since I tried, and failed, to jumpstart the car. It’s a constant blast of the horn.

    Cars have been trouble since the day they were invented. Photo "Changing a Tire" by Don O'Brien, Flick, CC-By-2.0
    Cars have been trouble since the day they were invented. Photo “Changing a Tire” by Don O’Brien, Flick, CC-By-2.0

    Now I’m trying to silence the alarm with some key trickery that the dealership is suggesting over the phone. I can barely hear anything over the car’s alarm.

    “Turn it left for ten seconds,” he says. “No, wait, try turning the key to the right.” (more…)