We are so excited for you, Maddy! Thanks for your invaluable contributions as a research coordinator to team Behavior Change for Good Initiative at The Wharton School. We can’t wait to see all you’ll accomplish on your PhD journey and beyond. #WhartonProud

This month, I share remembrances of Danny Kahneman and a Q&A with the great Michael Norton on the IKEA effect (or the magic of DIY).
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Yes!!!!!! 🙌

Thanks to my wonderful friends at Chicago Booth for hosting me yesterday for a behavioral economics seminar. I had a terrific time and also got to snap this shot with the portrait of one of my favorite coauthors. Framing matters, Richard H Thaler! Roman Family Center for Decision Research

How do tight vs. loose cultures shape your decisions? And how can you find the sweet spot between the two, depending on your goals? Today's fresh #Choiceology episode takes a deep dive into these questions w/Stanford Graduate School of Business Prof. Michele J. Gelfand...
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Does a homogeneous group's size matter for how it’s seen and if it’s diversified? Yes! Our new Organization Science paper suggests decision-makers neglect gender and racial homogeneity in smaller groups while investing extra effort to diversify larger homogeneous groups

🚨New Paper🚨
Economics says: pay people directly for goal achievement.
A new field experiment led by Haas School of Business Prof. Rachel Gershon shows higher achievement if you pay people only if they and a friend both achieve their goal (here, gym attendance).👉bit.ly/3JnsIXG

🚨 New in PNASNews 🚨

We find that people see more of their #biases in #algorithms ' decisions than in their own #decisions , even when algorithms are trained on their decisions and when those decisions are the same. 1/n

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In my latest The Wall Street Journal article, I delve into rituals and anxiety, exploring everything from helping athletes “get in the zone” to helping you find your own calm.

Check out the article here: wsj.com/health/wellnes…

#TheRitualEffect

Happy publication day to the extraordinary Prof. Mike Norton of Harvard Business School! THE RITUAL EFFECT is a must read to help you reach your potential and live a fuller life.