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Is one of your goals for 2026 to write more? One question I get all the time is, "How do you make time to write?" So, here is my unsolicited writing advice for the new year:
December 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Is one of your goals for 2026 to write more? One question I get all the time is, "How do you make time to write?" So, here is my unsolicited writing advice for the new year:
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Had an interesting, hard interview with @adamconover.net on his podcast. I think he is a great example of a smart AI skeptic.
My main messages were that AI is a really big deal, it has good & bad impacts, and that, by sitting things out, skeptics can’t guide use. open.spotify.com/episode/5cFK...
My main messages were that AI is a really big deal, it has good & bad impacts, and that, by sitting things out, skeptics can’t guide use. open.spotify.com/episode/5cFK...
An AI Expert Challenges an AI Skeptic, with Ethan Mollick
open.spotify.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Had an interesting, hard interview with @adamconover.net on his podcast. I think he is a great example of a smart AI skeptic.
My main messages were that AI is a really big deal, it has good & bad impacts, and that, by sitting things out, skeptics can’t guide use. open.spotify.com/episode/5cFK...
My main messages were that AI is a really big deal, it has good & bad impacts, and that, by sitting things out, skeptics can’t guide use. open.spotify.com/episode/5cFK...
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Adds evidence about the false (in my opinion) dichotomy between support for individual actions and for systems change
3️⃣ Link to climate policy support
We found a consistently positive correlation between perceived behavioral plasticity and support for climate policies. This means that participants who believe they can adopt climate-friendly behaviors are more likely to support policies that promote such changes.
We found a consistently positive correlation between perceived behavioral plasticity and support for climate policies. This means that participants who believe they can adopt climate-friendly behaviors are more likely to support policies that promote such changes.
December 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Adds evidence about the false (in my opinion) dichotomy between support for individual actions and for systems change
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The ad collab emerged from a discussion with Don at @sjdm-tweets.bsky.social about this paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In the paper, Jabin & I try to address a longstanding problem for measuring overconfidence: One's level of overconfidence is highly dependent on the task in question.
In the paper, Jabin & I try to address a longstanding problem for measuring overconfidence: One's level of overconfidence is highly dependent on the task in question.
Individual differences in overconfidence: A new measurement approach | Judgment and Decision Making | Cambridge Core
Individual differences in overconfidence: A new measurement approach - Volume 19
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December 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The ad collab emerged from a discussion with Don at @sjdm-tweets.bsky.social about this paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In the paper, Jabin & I try to address a longstanding problem for measuring overconfidence: One's level of overconfidence is highly dependent on the task in question.
In the paper, Jabin & I try to address a longstanding problem for measuring overconfidence: One's level of overconfidence is highly dependent on the task in question.
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What better way to end 2025 than getting our paper published in Global Environmental Change 🥳💚
We studied perceptions of the feasibility of climate-relevant behavior change and how these perceptions connect to income differences and climate policy support.
Let me tell you all about it🧵👇
We studied perceptions of the feasibility of climate-relevant behavior change and how these perceptions connect to income differences and climate policy support.
Let me tell you all about it🧵👇
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What better way to end 2025 than getting our paper published in Global Environmental Change 🥳💚
We studied perceptions of the feasibility of climate-relevant behavior change and how these perceptions connect to income differences and climate policy support.
Let me tell you all about it🧵👇
We studied perceptions of the feasibility of climate-relevant behavior change and how these perceptions connect to income differences and climate policy support.
Let me tell you all about it🧵👇
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You called? Check out Box 1 in this paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
You called? Check out Box 1 in this paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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When @melrobbins.bsky.social asked me the biggest lie we've all been told about change, here's what I said...
December 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
When @melrobbins.bsky.social asked me the biggest lie we've all been told about change, here's what I said...
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Runners in group recorded 78% more active time than those who ran solo. Working out with others has at least three significant benefits: accountability, support, and community.
In other words, you’ll be in better shape and build friends at the same time www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-willpo...
In other words, you’ll be in better shape and build friends at the same time www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-willpo...
December 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Runners in group recorded 78% more active time than those who ran solo. Working out with others has at least three significant benefits: accountability, support, and community.
In other words, you’ll be in better shape and build friends at the same time www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-willpo...
In other words, you’ll be in better shape and build friends at the same time www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-willpo...
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Nudges may activate the nudgee’s behaviour unconsciously, but it requires all the more conscious thought on the part of the nudger—considering when, how and why *which* particular psychological mechanisms will or won’t be triggered, argue Fox et al:
buff.ly/wjH4RcN
buff.ly/wjH4RcN
December 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Nudges may activate the nudgee’s behaviour unconsciously, but it requires all the more conscious thought on the part of the nudger—considering when, how and why *which* particular psychological mechanisms will or won’t be triggered, argue Fox et al:
buff.ly/wjH4RcN
buff.ly/wjH4RcN
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MEGATHREAD: In 40 skeets I’ll explain 40 useful concepts for understanding the world.
Reading time: ~7 minutes
Value: potentially a lifetime.
Thread:
Reading time: ~7 minutes
Value: potentially a lifetime.
Thread:
October 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
MEGATHREAD: In 40 skeets I’ll explain 40 useful concepts for understanding the world.
Reading time: ~7 minutes
Value: potentially a lifetime.
Thread:
Reading time: ~7 minutes
Value: potentially a lifetime.
Thread:
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That’s 15. To see the full list of 26 useful concepts, click here:
www.gurwinder.blog/p/26-useful-...
www.gurwinder.blog/p/26-useful-...
26 Useful Concepts for 2026
Ideas to equip you for 2026.
www.gurwinder.blog
December 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
That’s 15. To see the full list of 26 useful concepts, click here:
www.gurwinder.blog/p/26-useful-...
www.gurwinder.blog/p/26-useful-...
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A thread of useful concepts to equip you for 2026:
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A thread of useful concepts to equip you for 2026:
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You spend more time on social media than you intend to, because time flows faster on these platforms, causing you to lose hours in what feels like minutes. This is no accident; it’s a result of a decades-long plot to steal your time.
My new essay.
www.gurwinder.blog/p/how-social...
My new essay.
www.gurwinder.blog/p/how-social...
How Social Media Shortens Your Life
And How to Expand it
www.gurwinder.blog
August 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
You spend more time on social media than you intend to, because time flows faster on these platforms, causing you to lose hours in what feels like minutes. This is no accident; it’s a result of a decades-long plot to steal your time.
My new essay.
www.gurwinder.blog/p/how-social...
My new essay.
www.gurwinder.blog/p/how-social...
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Here is a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | Willpower Doesn’t Work. This Does.
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Here is a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
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I've updated my document that tackles four of the common arguments used to encourage teachers to use AI.
I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet
Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under increasing pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (The term “AI” is used loosely here, just as it is by man...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I've updated my document that tackles four of the common arguments used to encourage teachers to use AI.
I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
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The Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker, developed and maintained by @abalkina.bsky.social, now has 400 entries.
The Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker now has 400 entries
Sham journals that mimic real ones can fool unsuspecting authors who are submitting a manuscript, researchers looking for references for papers — and even indexing services aiming to be comprehensi…
retractionwatch.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker, developed and maintained by @abalkina.bsky.social, now has 400 entries.
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Beste van 2025: De negen uitdagingen van effectief lesgeven volgens Stephen Chew pedrodebruyckere.blog/2025/06/04/d...
De negen uitdagingen van effectief lesgeven volgens Stephen Chew - X, Y of Einstein?
Soms weet je op voorhand: dit wordt een lezing waar ik met een glimlach ga zitten knikken. En bij Stephen Chew was dat exact wat er gebeurde. Niet omdat hij bevestigde wat ik al dacht – al deed hij da...
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December 26, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Beste van 2025: De negen uitdagingen van effectief lesgeven volgens Stephen Chew pedrodebruyckere.blog/2025/06/04/d...
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Giving what we can has implemented a fun game where you spin a globe to see how your starting point in life would compare if you were reborn today, randomly somewhere on earth.
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
Birth Lottery
If you were reborn today, where would you land? And how would that change your life?
www.givingwhatwecan.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Giving what we can has implemented a fun game where you spin a globe to see how your starting point in life would compare if you were reborn today, randomly somewhere on earth.
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
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Researchers recently asked Americans what income level other people need in order to live a good life.
A whopping 86% of Americans reported income levels well below what others say they themselves need.
Fascinating!
A whopping 86% of Americans reported income levels well below what others say they themselves need.
Fascinating!
December 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Researchers recently asked Americans what income level other people need in order to live a good life.
A whopping 86% of Americans reported income levels well below what others say they themselves need.
Fascinating!
A whopping 86% of Americans reported income levels well below what others say they themselves need.
Fascinating!
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Self-control—the ability to ignore short-term temptations in favour of long-term goals—leads to better health, career success, financial security, but does it lead to wellbeing?
New research suggests it’s the other way around, writes @ewdolan:
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New research suggests it’s the other way around, writes @ewdolan:
buff.ly/u7HGaMz
December 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Self-control—the ability to ignore short-term temptations in favour of long-term goals—leads to better health, career success, financial security, but does it lead to wellbeing?
New research suggests it’s the other way around, writes @ewdolan:
buff.ly/u7HGaMz
New research suggests it’s the other way around, writes @ewdolan:
buff.ly/u7HGaMz
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Incredible piece on Oliver Sacks. If you were ever awed at his supposedly true stories (I remember being stunned by the account of the autistic twins who rattled off large prime numbers), read this. He told wonderful stories, but they were in large part fiction.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?
The scientist was famous for linking healing with storytelling. Sometimes that meant reshaping patients’ reality.
www.newyorker.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Incredible piece on Oliver Sacks. If you were ever awed at his supposedly true stories (I remember being stunned by the account of the autistic twins who rattled off large prime numbers), read this. He told wonderful stories, but they were in large part fiction.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2025 — Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2025. behavioralscientist.org/behavioral-s...
Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2025 - Behavioral Scientist
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2025.
behavioralscientist.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2025 — Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2025. behavioralscientist.org/behavioral-s...
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"We got mad about the endless either/or debate between the “individual action” versus “systemic change” and decided to try to fix it."
Read our fantastic interview on the new book "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone can Help Create Social Change": www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/how-anyone...
Read our fantastic interview on the new book "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone can Help Create Social Change": www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/how-anyone...
How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change
An interview & book giveaway with Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly about their new book "Somebody should do something"
www.powerofusnewsletter.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"We got mad about the endless either/or debate between the “individual action” versus “systemic change” and decided to try to fix it."
Read our fantastic interview on the new book "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone can Help Create Social Change": www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/how-anyone...
Read our fantastic interview on the new book "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone can Help Create Social Change": www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/how-anyone...
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In this new paper, we look at some different dimensions on which beliefs vary:
- Is the belief deeply important to your identity?
- Would you change your mind if you got evidence against it?
- Is it best described in terms of credences (“pretty sure”), or is it more yes/no?
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- Is the belief deeply important to your identity?
- Would you change your mind if you got evidence against it?
- Is it best described in terms of credences (“pretty sure”), or is it more yes/no?
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Maybe there are two distinct kinds of belief: they either represent facts (It's rainy) or express identity (My son is the best). We find instead that many beliefs simultaneously represent facts and express identity (but few beliefs do neither).
December 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In this new paper, we look at some different dimensions on which beliefs vary:
- Is the belief deeply important to your identity?
- Would you change your mind if you got evidence against it?
- Is it best described in terms of credences (“pretty sure”), or is it more yes/no?
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- Is the belief deeply important to your identity?
- Would you change your mind if you got evidence against it?
- Is it best described in terms of credences (“pretty sure”), or is it more yes/no?
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