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Silent Heroes: Heroes You Do Not Know About

Who gets rewarded, the CEO who prevents his company from bankruptcy by taking a couple of unpopular decisions, or the one who comes later to correct his predecessor’s faults, or just happens to be there during its automatic recovery?

We Don’t Learn From Others Mistakes Unless We Repeat Them

As an adult, you are extremely lax in the area of detection and prevention. You smoke, even though in all probability, it’s highly likely to give you cancer. Every other person in your family is either obese or diabetic, yet you can’t help give up desserts after a meal.

The Aesthetic-Usability Effect: Why Beautiful-Looking Products are Preferred Over Usable-But-Not-So-Beautiful Ones

Aesthetic designs, in general, look easier to use and have a higher probability of being used, whether or not they actually are easier to use. Whereas, more usable but less-aesthetic designs may suffer a lack of acceptance that renders issues of usability debates.

Thinking, Fast and Slow: How Our Brain Makes Decisions

Thinking, Fast and Slow is a brilliant model that explains the machinery of thought. It helps you understand why people make irrational decisions, and why often your gut feelings and intuitions are wrong.