This week’s must-reads: How to Get Better at Admitting You’re Wrong

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 to Finally Find the Motivation You’ve Been Missing [AUDIO] (Podcast) Mustering up the motivation to do a dreaded task is a common struggle that most people can relate to experiencing.

Hacking Time: Is There a Way to Gain More for What You Want? (Hackernoon) So knowing that we’re all susceptible to miscalculation and misuse, how do we use the tools available to make our time work for us?

The Future of Nudging Will Be Personal (Behavioral Scientist) Nudging, now more than a decade old as an intervention tool, has become something of a poster child for the behavioral sciences.

Changing Your Mind Can Make You Less Anxious (The Atlantic) Humans are programmed to think we’re right at all costs. Fighting that instinct will set you free.

Taking a Break Doesn’t Always Mean Unplugging (Harvard Business Review) While you can and should take breaks by stepping away from your devices and screens, you may not always have the time or the autonomy to do so.

Smartphone Addiction, Technology Dependency: Science and Statistics (Raul Tiru) It is imperative that we have a good understanding of the impact digital technology already has or can have on our lives.

Happy reading!

- Nir