21/10/28
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Secrets of success in 8 words

Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.

 

 

 

 

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21/10/24
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Jumping To Conclusions: Why It Happens And How To Stop It

Every day we make hundreds of tiny judgments and decisions. Usually, there’s not enough time or information to make a careful judgment with perfectly solid evidence and sound reasoning behind it. So we take shortcuts.

 

 

 

 

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21/10/15
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The fascinating history of cemeteries

Not long ago, many burial grounds were lively places, with gardens and crowds of people — and for much of human history, we didn’t bury our dead at all. How did cemeteries become what they are today?

 

 

 

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21/10/08
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Sometimes Mindlessness Is Better Than Mindfulness

In some situations, don’t pay so much attention

 

 

 

 

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