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[Link] Learning how to exert self-control

Here's a link to a short op-ed about some tips to develop self-control. The author get them from talking with Walter Mischel, a researcher w

Free online course: How to Reason and Argue starting Mon. Any interest in study group?

I am going to take the free Coursera class "Think Again: How to Reason and Argue" starting Monday, January 13 (three days from now) and I th

[Link] - No evidence of intelligence improvement after working memory training

This article critically examines previous studies that showed a link between working memory training (specifically via n-back training) and

Repository repository

A few weeks ago, Adele_L suggested that the repositories were underutilized and looked for suggestions on how to improve that. In that spiri

How much do you value your current identity vs. your life?

I was reading about the effectiveness of bicycle helmet laws (here) and wondered how worthwhile it is to save your life at the expense of so

Can biases be used to encourage rational thinking?

For example, the Forer (or Barnum) effect leads people to believe that vague and general descriptions of personality traits are very accurat