Hi #AcademicTwitter: Could you use a good freelance editor to help you with a book writing project? 5 years ago after I signed a book contract, I hired an amazing "book assistant": Kassie Brabaw. She brought a journalism background to the job and was the first and last

Our Research Doodles series, feat. illustrations by @MarissaShandell, is back for the summer! First up: To get more done, make your goals smaller. This can curb procrastination & boost commitment, found @AngelaDuckw, @Katy_Milkman, @Marissa_Sharif, @AneeshRai17 & Edward Chang.

It’s hard to make good decisions. Escalation of commitment, overconfidence, groupthink, sunk costs… they can all cloud judgement. But the best decision makers overcome those biases.

It's well known that lower income people tend to suffer much worse health. Is poverty at the heart of this disparity, and, if so, could a large cash transfer help close this gap? We examine an RCT that provided 1000 low income participants $1000/month for 3 years. We find…

Fascinating new study on large repeated cash transfers, and the findings are not what I would have predicted.

🎉 Congratulations to the incredible psychologist Tessa West on today’s publication of her book JOB THERAPY! It’s an empowering and science-backed handbook to help you better understand your relationship with your job and how to improve it. Portfolio Books

Wow! #Science for the win! Love this!

Who quits? We analyzed 328,515 men’s pro tennis matches & showed a discontinuity: favorites in the match who've fallen behind are more likely to quit than underdogs. The burden of high expectations is real. Be gentle as you judge Olympic athletes, politicians, etc.

This is exciting! Thanks for letting me know, Annie Duke. Also, I love seeing The Decision Education podcast on this terrific list - an absolute must listen for #BehavioralScience junkies everywhere.

Cool job alert! ideas42 is hiring a Director of Research & Evaluation boards.greenhouse.io/ideas42/jobs/5…

🚨New WP: Can LLMs predict results of social science experiments?🚨 Prior work uses LLMs to simulate survey responses, but can they predict results of social science experiments? Across 70 studies, we find striking alignment (r = .85) between simulated and observed effects 🧵👇

So close and yet so far. 🤔 “Thanks for this email, Mike. Actually, I’m already a full professor in this department, and I’m on the search committee for this job. But I appreciate you emailing me about this opportunity to re-apply for an assistant professor position.” Ah, spam…

When you have a tough personal goal, pursuing it in tandem w/ a friend can be inconvenient. But the results are often better, despite the added coordination hassle. #Choiceology Season 14 kicks off w/ Rachel Gershon's research & #Olympic medalist Max Maeder's story.

Last year, we lost the great The Wharton School Prof. Howard Kunreuther. He was an incredible scholar and an exceptional colleague. Here's an essay entitled "Mentoring for Good" that I contributed to a collection out this week in The Regulatory Review honoring his legacy ❤️ theregreview.org/2024/08/26/mil…

“How to Change by Katy Milkman” An evidence-based invaluable guide filled with practical tips that will help you embrace personal change, make good habits for getting from where you are to where you want to be. A much-needed read! 6 lessons from the book 🧵

Did you know novices often have more confidence in their ability than those w/ expertise? In a new episode of #Choiceology, I interview the great University of Michigan psychology Prof. David Dunning about the Dunning-Kruger effect, which helps explains this pattern. 👂👉tinyurl.com/5bakz7k4

As a massive fan of reading who studies behavior change, I loved this op-ed. Sometimes the answer to behavior change is cold, hard cash. And to everyone worried paying kids will destroy their intrinsic motivation, the research suggests it won’t. 📚❤️ nytimes.com/2024/09/02/opi…