The bad news is that ignoring the performance of people is almost as bad as shredding their effort in front of their eyes. Ignoring gets you a whole way out there. The good news is that by simply looking at something that somebody has done, scanning it and saying "Uh huh," that seems to be quite sufficient to dramatically improve people's motivations.
Dan ArielyDisasters are usually a good time to re-examine what we've done so far, what mistakes we've made, and what improvements should come next.
Dan ArielyThe problem is that people basically dangle debt in front of us. And the cost for the poor of course is much higher than for the wealthy.
Dan ArielyBrands communicate in two directions: they help us tell other people something about ourselves, but they also help us form ideas about who we are.
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