Re: [silk] The one word that drives our senseless habits
On 6 April 2015 at 21:50, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: It was 1977 and, although nobody knew it at the time, psychologist Ellen Langer and her research team at Harvard University were about to conduct a study that would change our understanding of human behavior. It all started when Langer asked her research assistants to cut in front of innocent peo... http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2015/04/03/why-we-act-irrationally-the-one-word-that-drives-our-senseless-habits/ -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((via phone)) Very interesting. Wonder how different the results would be in India, or any other culture where saying no is generally avoided. Kiran
Re: [silk] The one word that drives our senseless habits
Although, I think queue-cutting is much more a taboo in modern India than saying no. I've seen fistfights break out over queue place holders hired by the well to do in situations where their privilege does not otherwise allow them to cut in. LPG connections, Passport services, and temples come to mind as examples. The deeper point of the article is interesting too. Thanks for sharing Udhay.
[silk] The one word that drives our senseless habits
It was 1977 and, although nobody knew it at the time, psychologist Ellen Langer and her research team at Harvard University were about to conduct a study that would change our understanding of human behavior. It all started when Langer asked her research assistants to cut in front of innocent peo... http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2015/04/03/why-we-act-irrationally-the-one-word-that-drives-our-senseless-habits/ -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((via phone))
