Thinking - Abhishek Chakraborty (Page 6)

The Ostrich Effect: Ignoring Bad News Doesn’t Make Them Go Away

In an experiment, researchers wired people up to discover how they might really respond to financially stressful situations. They found people who are highly anxious about their finances tend to ignore potential money problems and may be less likely to ask for help or look for a solution.

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.