[1 minute self development]
I was out with a friend celebrating his new job. He was chuffed. No doubt about it, this one was a big step up for him an...
Research on how people make judgements suggests that we all too often rely upon skewed models of how the world works and perverse common sense. In making sense of the world, we are vulnerable creatures, easily swayed by rhetoric and slogans.
There's a persuasion researcher in France called Nicolas Gueguen. He's a man who clearly enjoys his work. One of his studies was entitled 'Bust Size and Hitchhiking: A Field Study'.