When we look back to New Year’s and keeping our resolutions, we can use the commitment devices that come in handy at all times.
How Our New Year’s Resolutions Have Changed
Seeing that our New Year’s resolutions have changed since last year, we have to figure out new devices to keep them.
Black Swans and Gray Rhinos
We can use a zoo that includes black swans, gray rhinos, elephants, and camels to describe financial events and human behavior.
A Short Tax (Form) Story
Occupying billions of hours and dollars, tax preparation in the United States could be much simpler if we just copied Estonia.
Why We Want to Drive in Circles
As a national leader in building roundabouts, Carmel, Indiana is increasing road safety and diminishing pollution.
When Carbon is Like a Calorie
By looking at the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s calorie label mandate, we can guess how much Google’s emission facts will influence us.
The Behavioral Nudges That Our Trains and Planes Give Us
The best designed railway stations and airports have behavioral nudges that travelers don’t even know they are following.
What the Ability to Delay Gratification Says About You
Looking at delayed gratification through Walter Mischel’s marshmallow test and other studies, researchers can better grasp who will save for retirement.
The Best and Worst Ways to Stop Smoking
Expensive for employers and society, smoking is a habit that requires cleverly designed commitment devices for successfully getting people to quit.