This week’s must-reads: Don’t Write About What You Already Know — Instead, I’m “Writing To Learn”

In my work as a behavioral designer, I come across important stories on how psychology influences our behavior. Every week, I share my round-up of the most important stories at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. I hope you enjoy them!

Don’t Write About What You Already Know — Instead, I’m “Writing to Learn” (NirAndFar) Many authors write about what they know. I don’t. I am writing to learn to about what I don’t know.

The 4 Steps to Becoming Indistractable [AUDIO] (Podcast) Overcoming distraction is the struggle of our time. Here’s how to manage your wandering mind.

Our Misguided Obsession With Twitter (The New Yorker) The social-media platform has become a spectacle driven by a narrow and unrepresentative group of elites.

Can an app that pays people $5 a day to stop drinking keep them sober? (The Boston Globe) Researchers have known for years that offering people struggling with addiction small rewards, like vouchers or gift cards, for making positive changes can help break the cycle of drug or alcohol dependency.

A New Way to Inoculate People Against Misinformation (Behavioral Scientist) Instead of fighting misinformation after it’s already spread, some researchers have shifted their strategy and are trying to prevent it from going viral in the first place.

Happy reading!

- Nir