Are We In Control Of Our Decisions?
by Jonas Blake on May.19, 2010, under Mind Upgrade
This is a fantastic video about the true nature of freedom of choice, or rather our shocking lack thereof. As Dan says, we are good at coping with our physical constraints…stairs, clothes, etc. But we are not so good at dealing with, or even acknowledging, our mental constraints.
Dan Ariely is the author of Predictably Irrational, a great book that I am reading right now, and which I highly recommend.
If the video below does not work for some reason, the original is at TED.com
May 22nd, 2010 on 11:17 am
Wow, there is so much going on there. Just think about what that means for advertising. But I guess we already knew that a little that is why the check boxes are auto checked for the email me option.
May 25th, 2010 on 10:56 am
Exactly. As I mentioned, I am reading this guy’s book right now, and it is blowing my mind. Amazing stuff. I am going to look for some more speeches from him to put up here, if I can.
Glad you liked it!