How is it that we find ourselves continually buying things we don’t really need? A look at the irrational behavior of decision making sheds light on the recent time-wasting use of some software with a very cool feature.

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While reading the book Rapt by Winifred Gallagher (or more accurately, listening to in the car on a long road trip), I found chapter 8, “Decisions — focusing illusions,” partuclarly interesting.  The main thesis of the book is that we shape our lives by what we choose to focus on, or not focus on.  Furthermore, [...]

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