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Decision Fatigue
Check out this fantastic article on decision fatigue in the New York Times. It addresses a lot of things I’ve been interested in lately, like blood sugar levels and self-control. I think this is a...
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Love these: Mental Notes
So, still need a gift for the design geek on your holiday shopping list?* I’ve mentioned Stephen Anderson before (I’m a big ol’ fan), but I particularly love his Mental Notes cards, which cover dozens...
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A few things going on
So, I’ve had a crazy spring so far — between a brutal travel schedule and some unexpected health stuff (all resolved now), there’s barely been time to draw breath. There have been lots of good things,...
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Why I don’t like WIIFM
This is excerpted and expanded from a post that I wrote for the Tin Can blog We’ve talked about WIIFM (What’s in it for me?) for years – it’s one of those things you always hear that you need to...
View ArticleWebcast: Using the Psychology of Games for Learning
I should have posted this a few days ago, but I’m doing a webcast tomorrow (Wednesday May 15th, 1pm ET) for ASTD on using the psychology of game design for learning. Talking about some familiar stuff...
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Social Norms -or- Hey, What are they doing over there?
I’m working on a change management presentation, and have been looking for some of the social norms research – especially at the practice of using messages that help people understand that the majority...
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An Elearning Design Reading List
Several things have led to me actually writing a blog post. First, I’m home for two whole weeks straight (this alone is a small miracle). I’m also relatively up to date with my inbox and to do list...
View ArticlePresentation: Designing for Behavior Change
This presentation for Designing for Behavior Change by Stephen Wendel is pretty fantastic: UXWeek 2015 – Designing for Behavior Change from Stephen Wendel
View ArticleBehavior Research Links
So, I was just talking to someone interesting in doing user research for behavior change, and I put together a set of links for her. I thought it was a useful list, so also posting it here: This is a...
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Brain as Prediction Machine
So I’m really interested right now in how the brain operates as a prediction machine. Basically, one of our core brain functions seems to be guessing what is going to happen next. I think this has some...
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