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What is automatic thinking? How does it differ from reflective thinking? Automatic thinking is your instant reaction. It is different from thinking that is part of the Reflective System. When you use automatic thinking, you make decisions quickly and without much consideration. Read more about automatic thinking and what it is used for.
What does nudging in education look like? How can it help students and communities? Educational nudges are used to encourage better school choices and student attendance. Nudging in education can help individual students, their families, schools, and communities. Read more about nudging in education and how it can help schools and students.
What is an automatic savings program? Why is enrolling in automatic savings a good choice? Automatic savings is a strategy that makes saving money a passive activity. By not forcing yourself to remember and act in order to save, you encourage greater savings over a period of time. Read more about automatic savings and the libertarian paternalism principles applied.
What is a choice architect? How does a choice architect help implement nudges? A choice architect is a person that designs the options available in a given situation. The choice architects may also set the default choice. Read on to understand what a choice architect is and see some choice architecture examples.
What is Brain on Fire about? How did Susannah Cahalan live through her rare disease diagnosis? Brain on Fire is a medical mystery about what suddenly changes a woman into someone unrecognizable. What is Brain on Fire about? Resilience while fighting for a diagnosis and fighting a rare disease. Read more about the story of Susannah Cahalan and what Brain on Fire is about.
What is autoimmune inflammation? Is it related to an inflammatory immune system response? What is the relationship between inflammation and the immune system? Autoimmune inflammation is an inflammatory immune system response directed at one’s own body. In Brain on Fire, the autoimmune inflammation was attacking the brain. Read more about autoimmune inflammation, including the relationship between inflammation and the immune system.
How does libertarian paternalism create forced choices? Are forced choices problematic? Forced choices are one of the criticisms of the strategies in Nudge. The argument is that the methods are too paternalistic and make free will meaningless. Read more about the objections to Nudge, including the issue of forced choices.
What is libertarian paternalism? How does it encourage better decisions? Described in Nudge, libertarian paternalism is a concept that balances the freedom of choice with the likelihood of people to make bad decisions. Instead of just forcing people to do something, you set them up to make better choices. Read on to understand how libertarian paternalism works.
What is the Susannah Cahalan book, Brain on Fire about? How did she research the story and write about her experience with The Susannah Cahalan book, Brain on Fire, is an account of what happened to her, even though she doesn’t truly remember. Susannah reconstructed the time that is lost by researching the way she would in any other assignment as a journalist. Read more about Susannah Cahalan’s book and how she wrote it.
Who were Susannah Cahalan’s parents? How did the parents of Susannah Cahalan keep pushing until she was properly diagnosed? Susannah Cahalan’s parents are divorced, but they came together to fight for their daughter. When doctors wanted to say she was mentally ill or alcoholic, they refused to accept that answer. Read more about Susannah Cahalan’s parents and how they helped her during her illness.