Decisions

Do some decisions change us so profoundly that they couldn't actually be guided by reason?We are faced with decisions all the time in life. Normally, we…

bobWe like to think of ourselves as self-aware, reflective beings, but psychological studies demonstrate that we’re usually overconfident in the accuracy…

Is it rational to try to avoid risk, or does every decision involve some element of risk?There is an element of risk – either to ourselves or to others –…

We may think of ourselves as rational decision-makers, but we often base even high-stakes decisions on intuitions or "gut feelings" rather than explicit…

We like to think of ourselves as self-aware, reflective beings, but psychological studies demonstrate that we’re usually overconfident in the accuracy of…