How to make good decisions feel like rewards

How to make good decisions feel like rewards

During his daily walks, my 2-year-old dog Marcel constantly scans the sidewalks, streets, parks, and playgrounds looking for treasures, either to eat or take home as trophies. When he finds meaningful keepsakes, such as squeaky balls and leather gloves, he snatches...

Open your mind for a better future

To paraphrase the pop standard, “I got it bad and that ain’t good.” My crime: nurturing biases in affective forecasting. Affective forecasting is the prediction of one’s affect —emotional state—in the future, which I’ve been studying in my applied...