I was creating commitment devices of my own long before I knew what they were. So when I was a starving post-doc at Columbia University, I was deep in a publish-or-perish phase of my career. I had to write five… — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
When a number of crimes - for instance, burglaries - can be linked to the same offender, police often plot the locations on a… — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
One of the primary reasons why the human brain has evolved to look so far into the future is so that we can take… — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
Let's face it: the present self is present. It's in control. It's in power right now. It has these strong, heroic arms that can… — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
Psychology, unlike chemistry, unlike algebra, unlike literature, is an owner's manual for your own mind. It's a guide to life. What could be more… — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
I was creating commitment devices of my own long before I knew what they were. So when I was a starving post-doc at Columbia… — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
I think self-discipline is something, it's like a muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets. — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
Psychologists and economists love to talk about the notion of two selves: present self and future self. It's a nice way to explain the… — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
I think the problem with the word 'happiness' is that it sounds fluffy. It sounds like something trivial that we shouldn't be concerned with. — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
If you set goals for yourself, and you're like a lot of other people, you probably realize it's not that your goals are physically… — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
My history is pretty different from the history of most professors. I was a high school dropout. I dropped out and became a science… — Daniel Goldstein Copy Share Image
