This week’s must-reads: How the Ancient Greeks Beat Distraction

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!

How the Ancient Greeks Beat Distraction (NirAndFar) Distractions seem ubiquitous today, but they’ve always been a part of human life. Here’s how to resist them.

Is the Mainstream Media a Threat to Freedom and Sanity? (Academy of Ideas) The mass media structures a top-down informational flow. The relative few who own and operate the broadcasting infrastructure along with the wealthy and powerful, manipulate and package the content in ways that serve their interests.

The Psychology of Design: 15 Principles Every UI/UX Designer Should Know (Dribble) A UX designer’s guide to user psychology: Get a list of the most relevant design principles & cognitive biases that will help you build more habit-forming products.

The Role of Culture Innovation (HumanProgress) The importance of culture to innovation has been clear throughout history.

Who We Are Is How We Spend Our Time (Sparking Drive) We make time for what matters most. But to do that, we need to start with ourselves and understand what we value and what motivates us to act.

The Better, Better Boom (The Technium) The next 25 years are very likely to be an era of global progress that will exceed the achievements of the last 25 years.

Happy reading!

- Nir