Anticipation vacation -- the bulk of happiness from a vacation comes *before* you leave -- why you should take more, shorter vacations

neuroworld · 2 years

Perhaps the answer is to plan the trip but never fully book or pay.

neuroworld · 2 years

Scott Adams calls it a "confusopoly."

neuroworld · 2 years

To quote a reader below: "E[x] = 0.5(-10) + 0.5(+20) = +5" This is the correct interpretation. Winning $20 means having $30 when you win ($20 plus your original $10). And, as the reader below also states, the law of large numbers means that the more times you repeat the bet, the closer you'll be to the expected value.

neuroworld · 2 years

It's ridiculous, though, because it's not even close. Tips are basically doubled, swamping the credit card fee and actually doubling it (5% fee in NYC vs. 10% in extra tips). Now, the fees aren't entirely fair to the drivers, the companies are screwing them a little, but they still come out ahead.

neuroworld · 2 years

Though, it could be that the ads cause mindless eating on the couch without doing much for brand recall -- meaning they'd be doing harm to the individual without doing much good for the company.

neuroworld · 2 years

Yes, exactly. You want to keep DST year round -- just get rid of the switching back and forth.

neuroworld · 2 years

Of course everyone makes their own choice and is responsible. That doesn't mean these effects don't exist as a matter of objective reality. They tell us to beware of people in groups and to think about how we can curb the behavior of people in groups.

neuroworld · 2 years

sad trombone sound

neuroworld · 2 years

There was a fairly well-documented decline in his verbal skills from early adulthood to the end of his presidency. Stress? Some larger problem? Hard to say without actual information from his doctors.

neuroworld · 2 years

She did the same acting in each scenario (when the subject was there live [complicit] and when they were listening to a recording [non-complicit]). Given that her acting was not a variable, I don't think it can be viewed as a flaw.

neuroworld · 2 years

A combative and partisan press is fine. It's what America has had throughout most of its history. It's what many other countries have. But there's still value in at least one news source striving to just present breaking news and the facts. Watching MSNBC or Fox if you're not a strong partisan is exhausting.

neuroworld · 2 years

That is what the article says. There may be sarcasm involved.

neuroworld · 2 years

We have off-year elections in New York City. It hasn't helped.

neuroworld · 2 years

I don't control the lemur, the lemur controls me.

neuroworld · 2 years

Your username would imply you're part of the problem :)

neuroworld · 2 years

Yes, the existence of Robert Byrd negates the demographic realities of who makes up the GOP.

neuroworld · 2 years

So, are you morally self-regulating?

neuroworld · 2 years

women's rates of stopping were not affected. but more men stopped.

neuroworld · 2 years

Yeah, there's the problem. A guy pretty much can't imagine not knowing if he's interested after, oh, I don't know, long enough to check you out.

A second? Less?

neuroworld · 2 years

agreed. what part don't they understand?

reeksofhavoc · 2 years

Person in question here: I post a mix of things from my blog, which shares my username (no attempt to hide the connection), and other neuroscience and cultural and political stories I find of interest. I'm a new user, so I've been putting up some things from my archives -- probably a bit much, admittedly.

Judging by the upvotes on many of my stories, I don't think these are things which the reddit community has found uninteresting.

But, again, I'm new. So, looking to learn the ropes and not step on toes.

neuroworld · 2 years

The evidence from one's own senses is a pretty poor data set by which to judge global climate. "I live in Alaska! We're all going to freeze to death!"

neuroworld · 2 years

It's exactly the same thing. Great point.

neuroworld · 2 years

Because the study was of white and black students. It's a very specific study about students' self-perceptions, related to stereotypes about their race. The point is: How do you make students overcome those stereotypes.

neuroworld · 2 years

Atheist evangelizing?

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