by Kieran | 2024 Mar 11 | Good Thinking
Reciprocation is not transactional. “I do you a favour so you owe me one in return.” That is not the right way to see it. People often tell you that reciprocation is transactional – Favours granted versus favours owed. That is wrong. It is a much...
by Kieran | 2024 Jan 3 | Good Thinking
Using the Knowledge Deficit Model to sell the benefits of the Narrative Policy Framework When we want to persuade, or we are being persuaded, we are used to seeing the Knowledge Deficit Model (KDM) applied. This approach assumes that providing people with full...
by Kieran | 2023 Jun 9 | Good Thinking
Why George Orwell (who was a genius) got doublethink wrong Doubt and Doublethink To be good at thinking we need accept that any valid answer might still be wrong. At the same time, we must act as if the current answer is correct. In the book “1984” George Orwell...
by Kieran | 2023 May 25 | Good Thinking
New evidence shows that Confirmation Bias and poor statistics delivered a very popular “scientifically proven” insight – that was dead wrong. The Dunning-Kruger Effect says: The more intelligent a person is, the more likely they are to be humble about their abilities....
by Kieran | 2023 May 21 | Good Thinking
There is a simple and scientifically proven way to increase your luck. That’s lucky! Everybody needs a bit of luck, I found understanding the science behind luck made me realise what I do naturally makes me a pretty lucky person. Knowing exactly what to focus on...
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