Psychology

Why ChatGPT is so ‘Revolutionary’: Convenience

2022 was a big year for consumer-use generative AI with software like Lensa and Midjourney capturing the public’s attention. The year...
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Economics = Mathematics + Psychology or My Psychological New Year Wis...

I am an economist-mathematician by training. Therefore, I know that mathematical equations can describe qualitative economic relationships pretty well. That’s the...
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Are You Ready to Fall in Love with AI? Investing in Our Increasingly L...

We are living increasingly lonely lives. If you can feel it without relying on any hard data, your feelings are real...
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September Blues: The Role of Statistics and Psychology in Financial Ma...

September has arrived. For market participants it is not only the time to return to their offices after summer vacation, but...
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Eurovision, King Dollar, Bitcoin, and Other Victims of Popularity

To be honest, I have never watched the Eurovision Song Contest. For our readers living outside Europe, I can explain that...
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Squid Games, Gamification, and Destruction of Social Foundations

So I finally had time to watch the squid games. I don’t like binging (it’s a bit of time waste), but...
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Horrible Mistake I Made by Emotional Investing

I broke the rule and ended up with financial losses. I started investing in 2017 and then I learned about this...
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Cognitive Biases? What Are They And 6 Practical Ways For Startups To A...

Much has been written about cognitive biases — below is a particularly good diagram by Jeff Desjardins summarizing some of the...
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A World of Tradeoffs: Consider your Opportunity Costs

I didn’t expect to remember much from the Economics courses I took in university when I started my first job in...
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How “Imposter Syndrome” is killing your innovation and how to figh...

As persons, professionals, and organisations we fear impostor syndrome too much. Both towards others and ourselves. We live in a world...
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Technology Addiction — Is it real?

The notification bell rings. You get the urge to check it. You took your phone and checked it. “Wow…One more like...
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Robots and the Revolutionary Loneliness Solution

The lack of human interaction may find the solution in a robotics laboratory. “Friendship needs no words — it is solitude delivered from...
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