You need to read this. In The Oatmeal’s usual (excellent) style, the comic explains the backfire effect – why offering facts that contradict a deeply held belief doesn’t produce the desired result. | learn more
How to choose and form the habits you want. | learn more
“Back in 2013, Google’s People Operations Group conducted a rigorous analysis deemed Project Aristotle to identify what underlying factors led to the most effective Google teams.” | learn more
A Chicago Tribune investigation finds more than a dozen disciplinary suspensions that weren’t served because officials lost track of cases. | learn more
Shortly after Marc Lore earned publicity for rapid-fire acquisitions as the head of e-commerce at Wal-Mart, Jeff Bezos declares they’re going to shut down the sites they bought from Lore in 2011 – diapers.com and others. The stated reason is […]
Amazon and Wal-Mart are in a price war in grocery and CPG, with the latter renewing its drive for “Everyday Low Prices” to double down on its successful discount retailing strategy. Amazon’s pricing algorithm is following them down. Brands are […]
Ever wonder what happens to all of the unused and partially used tiny bars of soap at hotels? A nonprofit called Clean the World melts them down to provide soap for impoverished countries. | learn more
“Hot Hand”, “On Fire”, “In The Zone”. In 1985, a group including Amos Tversky (one of the fathers of behavioral economics) published a paper concluding it didn’t exist – it was a myth. After 30 years, Joshua Miller fires back, […]
Monica Jain runs Fish 2.0, described as the “shark tank of sustainable seafood.” She lays out a vision of 10 years in the future where seafood and fish options are more diverse, traceable, and sustainable. | learn more