Intimidation by False Premise The "for us or against" proposition is an example of a false dichotomy - a fallacy used to intimidate the listener into acquiescence.
Water on the Brain Ample hydration provides many brain benefits including improved memory, focus, and processing speed.
Decisions and Happiness Predicting how happy a future event would make us seems easy. Unfortunately, brains are wired to make us poor predictors of our feelings.
The self-sabotaging impulse of the licensing effect Using good behavior as an excuse to indulge in bad behavior is more common in all of us than we think.
Are Your Friends' Habits Your Habits? The social proximity effect shows that we become like the people we hang around with. We pick up their preferences, mannerisms and habits.
The Courage to Face the Facts Information courage is the ability to confront the truth when the truth is likely to be uncomfortable. Do you have it?
How Slippery Is that Slope? Whenever someone argues that an event could be a "slippery slope," you may have an illogical fallacy on your hands.
7 Strategies for Raising Great Decision Makers Since decision making skills aren't formally in schools, here are 7 tips for helping your children improve their decision performance.
The Skill of the Century - Attention Control Your ability to effectively regulate your attention control systems is essential to staying on track with your goals and values.
Assessing the Value of Face Value When is it okay to take something at face value and when should we suspect and look for hidden meaning?
