Money can probably buy you happiness. Research shows that there is no dollar-to-value ratio at which the worth of money diminishes. Higher earners are probably happier because they have an increased sense of control over their lives, suggests researcher Matthew Killingworth. But this also means they need to work more,thus having little time for themselves. If you are consciously equating money with success, though, you are less likely to find happiness. Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
