Psychology

Always on, always tired, sometimes rude

How to avoid the ‘triple-peak trap’ of modern work

A formalised registration system would primarily serve to protect patients from such abuse, say psychologists.
BRUNCH

The (licensed) psychologist will see you now

Singapore’s push to license psychologists aims to protect patients, but practitioners worry that strict qualification requirements will exacerbate existing service shortages

Opponents and supporters of US president-elect Donald Trump clashing in New York. Bearing in mind that our species is by nature more prey than predator is a good rule of thumb when interacting with people – and it could help soothe today’s intense political animosity by increasing our sympathy for the other side.

We’ve been getting human nature wrong for 100 years

The assumption that our nature is predatory colours our everyday life

Investors are prone to biases that cause them to behave irrationally, such as holding on to lousy positions for too long.
THINKING ALOUD

Investors should learn about psychological biases

MOST standard courses on investing are aimed at improving the individual’s ability to make informed decisions in the hope this will lead to better financial health. Students are taught to know their i...

Kahneman is best known for his path-breaking explorations of human judgment and decision-making, and of how people deviate from perfect rationality.
THE BROAD VIEW

The Nobel laureate who liked to collaborate with his adversaries

Psychologist Daniel Kahneman insisted on the value of working with those with whom we disagree

Rolling a die and getting 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 seems more surprising than getting, say, 6-2-4-5-1-3-2-5-4-6, but the two are equally probable.
THE BROAD VIEW

What makes a coincidence meaningful?

THERE are two kinds of people in the world: people who say, “What a coincidence”, and people who say, “Just a coincidence”. Same facts, different reactions. Are you the “what a” kind or the “just a” k...