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Sleep Deprivation Affects Decision Making

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Decisions, Rest, Decision-Making, Insomnia, Psychology, Sleep Deprivation, Fatigue, Sleep Disorders, Organization, Exhaustion, Productivity, Sleep, Living News

Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, University of Texas at Austin resear...

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Feeling Grumpy 'Is Good For You'

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Mood, Decision-Making, Happiness, Gumpy, Depression, Living News

An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly. In contrast to those annoying happy...

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When Political Ideas Have Costs

Scott de Marchi | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political Capital, Politics, Capitol Hill, Research, Economics, Decision-Making, Health Reform, Books, Fec, Politics News
Scott de Marchi

Talk and inaction are relatively cheap for US legislators, since their own health care plan will remain the same whether or not legislation passes. Political ideas need to have a cost.

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A Second Opinion About Second Opinions

Ellen Langer | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Decision-Making, Health, Psychology, Evidence Based Decision Making, Doctors, Second Opinion, Wellness, Social Psychology, Medical Advice, Psychological Study, Living News
Ellen Langer

The medical world encourages us to get a second opinion before embarking on expensive procedures. While getting a second opinion may seem straightforward, the process is not so simple.

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Why Sleeping On It Helps

World of Psychology | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Thought, Unconscious, Consciousness, Brain, Sleep Deprivation, Decision-Making, Sleep, Living News

We're often told, "You should sleep on it" before you make an important decision. Why is that? How does "sleeping on it" help your decision-making pro...

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Whose Decision Is It, Anyway?

Dr. Sherri Tenpenny | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: H1N1 Virus, Legal Adult, Decision-Making, Maturity, Health, Swine Flu, Adulthood, Natural Medicine, Vaccine, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, Medicine, Health Care, Wellness, Vaccination, Living News
Dr. Sherri Tenpenny

When it comes to medical decisions involving children, physicians are charged with ensuring the medical standard of care, even over the objections of their parents.

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5 Clear Flags of Hidden Intuition

Erica Heinz | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Luck, Yoga, Decision-Making, Career Path, Intuition, Insomnia, Meditation, Living News
Erica Heinz

Once I started listening, I found answers everywhere. Some were quiet, some were loud. Here are five flags I learned to trust.

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What is the Probability That an Executive's Mental Complexity Will Create or Destroy Value?

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 11.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Domain Expertise, Managerial Psychology, Decision Making, Human Cognition, Strategy, Business News
Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

I recently assessed a 63-year-old executive for the position of CEO of a $40 million business. The client, a private equity firm, had looked for some time for a company to buy for this executive to lead.

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Minding The Heart Is Jurisprudent

Marilia Duffles | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Supreme Court, Brain Science, Obama, Empathy, Decision-Making, Moral Code, Living News
Marilia Duffles

We envision ourselves as logical thinkers, but we're really feeling beings. Moral code has been wired in our brain ever since we stopped walking on all fours.

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Anatomy of a Tough Decision

Scott Huettel | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Decisions, Neuroscience, Brain, Neurology, Decision-Making, Business News
Scott Huettel

The way we make decisions results, in part, from low-level biases within our own brains.

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The Supreme Court, Empathy, and the Science of Decision Making

Kent Greenfield | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justices, Empathy, Decision-Making, Behavioral Economics, David Souter Replacement, David Souter, Death Penalty, Diversity, Politics News
Kent Greenfield

In such a homogeneous group as our Supreme Court, a Justice's intellectual ability to appreciate the situation of someone from a different background or in a different situation is essential.

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Happiness Tip Of The Day: Avoid False Choices

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Daily Life, Decision-Making, Choice, Happiness, The Balanced Life, False Choices, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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When We Pendulum

Lanny Davis | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Decision-Making, Pendulum, Politics News
Lanny Davis

We're constantly taking excessive measures in an attempt to correct or make amends for an error, weakness, or problem, while running off of very little data.

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Don't Let The Perfect Be The Enemy Of The Good

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 02.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Daily Life, Decision-Making, Resolutions, Happiness, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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The Right "Solve"

Deane Waldman | Posted 12.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Healthcare System, Decision-Making, Problem Solving, Dissolving Problems, Russ Ackoff, Happiness, Living News
Deane Waldman

Though we always accept a solution for our problems or a resolution of our difficulties, what we should demand is for our problems to be dissolved.

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Undecided Voters: Go Fly A Kite!

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Decision 2008, Undecided Voters, Decision-Making, Sarah Palin, Get Out the Vote, Democracy, 2008 Election, Palin, Barack Obama, Voting, Politics News
Mike Garibaldi-Frick

With only seven weeks to go before the general election, national polls report close to 10% of Americans still haven't decided who they will vote for ...

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Why You Should Eat First, Decide Later

Daily Mail | Fiona Macrae | Posted 06.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Decision Study, Decision Making, How to Make a Decision, Living News

Big decisions are best made on a full stomach, research suggests. Skipping meals lowers levels of a brain chemical key in keeping careless and impuls...

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