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Making a doctor’s appointment should be easy. (It isn’t.)
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth I recently had a friction-filled experience when I tried to make an appointment for a routine physical exam. It’s been a while since…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Health, Health Management / MARCH 5 2019
Decrease friction and add fuel for health behavior change
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Human behavior is anything but simple, and for that exact reason I believe that oversimplifications can be useful in the first step of…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Health, Health Management / MARCH 1 2019
Make plans, not resolutions
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Your new year’s resolution is very likely to fail. Most do. Resolutions are just not built to succeed. They rely on willpower, hoping…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Health, Motivation / DECEMBER 31 2018
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Cheat Codes: Calling all Artists
Artists from around the world are invited to attend a discussion about behavioral economics, dishonesty and cheating at the Center for Advanced Hindsight on October 25 at 7:30 PM EST. (Artists who do not…
Partisans Don’t Know How the Middle Feels
Ten minutes into the Presidential debate, my democratic friends were sure it was a failure. They tweeted, “Nothing he is saying is making me feel anything.” A lot of Democrats have walked away from…
Part 2: The Amorality of Drunk Driving
I want to share with you what appears to me like one of the most ill-advised anti-Drunk Driving campaigns ever created. Ironically, I was walking across the Duke quad on my way to the…