All posts tagged: Decision Making

Parents Who Raise Kids Who Make Smart Decisions Later Tend To Teach These 9 Things Early On | Kathryn Brown Ramsperger

Parents Who Raise Kids Who Make Smart Decisions Later Tend To Teach These 9 Things Early On | Kathryn Brown Ramsperger

Published by Jenni Sidey

Imagine your child is applying to colleges. Yes, even if they are small children right now, you can imagine this. What do you want for them at that time? How will you know if they’re making the right decision? Or, perhaps, you can imagine your child got all the way through grad school, but they still don’t have a job. Would you be concerned? What if research encouraged you not to interfere but to support, even when you wonder if they’re ready to fly solo?  Every parent hopes their child will grow into someone who makes good choices, even (and especially) when nobody’s watching. But that kind of judgment doesn’t just show up one day. The parents who seem to get this right and raise solid decision-makers are teaching skills that stick, rather than trying to control every move. Parents who raise kids who make smart decisions later tend to teach these 9 things early: 1. How to find focus Monkey Business Images via Shutterstock Today’s distractions are everywhere. Social media can be persuasive and vicious. John …

Women Who Never Seem To Know What They Want To Eat Are Usually Secretly Struggling With These 10 Things

Women Who Never Seem To Know What They Want To Eat Are Usually Secretly Struggling With These 10 Things

Published by Jenni Sidey

While there are stereotypes about women never knowing what they want to eat and using phrases like “You choose” to pass off the responsibility, there’s often more nuance to this kind of behavior. From feeling pressure to accommodate everyone else’s wishes to being exhausted from making much bigger decisions all week, women who never seem to know what they want to eat are often secretly struggling with things the men in their lives might never consider. Of course, making a decision about where to eat may seem simple and harmless, but the choice may also be tied to body image issues, trust, and overwhelm, all of which can be deeply complex. Of course, just because someone struggles to make decisions about what to eat doesn’t mean that they’re for sure struggling with a huge emotional trauma or pressure, but it could be a response to inner turmoil they haven’t recognized or acknowledged to themselves or anyone else. Women who never seem to know what they want to eat are usually secretly struggling with these 10 …

AI is changing how entrepreneurs think, not just how they work

AI is changing how entrepreneurs think, not just how they work

Published by Jenni Sidey

According to new research led by scholars from the School of Business at the University of East London, in collaboration with the University of Benin and the LAPO Institute in Nigeria, the use of artificial intelligence is changing how entrepreneurs make decisions, take risks, and adapt to changing situations. The researchers concluded that the role of AI is not just to speed up work, but is actually changing the way entrepreneurs think. The research was conducted by Dr. Jamiu Odugbesan from the University of East London, along with co-authors Dr. Andrew Tafameland of the University of Benin, Nigeria, and Dr. Dennis Akrawah of the LAPO Institute, Nigeria. The three researchers worked together to explore the effect of regular exposure to AI and digital tools on entrepreneurs working in high-pressure business environments. The researchers determined that rather than seeing AI as a tool to automate tasks, as many people have seen it, the constant use of intelligent digital tools fosters business owners to develop a more strategic mindset. Entrepreneurs who are aware of and actively utilize …

What ice fishing can teach you about human decision-making

What ice fishing can teach you about human decision-making

Published by Jenni Sidey

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, TU Berlin, and the University of Eastern Finland set out to answer a basic question about human behavior: how do people decide where to search and when to move on when resources are uncertain and others are competing for the same prize? To find out, the international team left the laboratory and followed experienced ice fishers during real competitions in eastern Finland. By combining GPS tracking, wearable cameras, and computer modeling, the scientists captured thousands of real-time decisions made under pressure. The result is one of the most detailed field studies to date on how personal experience and social cues guide human choices. The study tracked 74 seasoned ice fishers across ten three-hour competitions held on frozen lakes over two winters. Each participant wore a GPS smartwatch and a head-mounted camera, allowing researchers to reconstruct movements and actions second by second. Across 477 fishing trips, the team recorded more than 16,000 decisions about where to drill, how long to fish, and when to leave. “We wanted …