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12 links between Hormones and Decisions
"A rational mind does not work under compulsion; it does not subordinate its grasp of reality to anyone's orders, directives, or...
hbsingh
Aug 19, 20224 min read


Sex and Sleep hormones
"To control your hormones is to control your life" - Barry Sears Thank you for joining me for blog 28 highlighting decision-making and...
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Aug 12, 20224 min read


Cortisol - the hormone of alarm
“Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.” –...
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Aug 5, 20225 min read


Endorphins - the hormone of relief
“Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.” - Bob Dylan Thank you for joining me for blog 26 highlighting decision-making...
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Jul 28, 20224 min read


The hormone of respect - Serotonin
“Respect yourself and others will respect you.” - Confucius Thank you for joining me for blog 25 highlighting decision-making and the...
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Jul 8, 20224 min read


Oxytocin - the hormone of trust
'He who does not trust enough will not be trusted' - Lao Tzu Thank you for joining me for blog 24 highlighting decision-making and the...
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Jul 1, 20224 min read


The digital addiction industry
“Facebook is not just injurious to health, it's now a full-on humanitarian crisis.” ― Abhijit Naskar, Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets...
hbsingh
Jun 24, 20225 min read


Dopamine - why is everyone talking about it?
'When the eyes of a woman that a man finds attractive look directly at him, his brain secretes the pleasure-inducing chemical dopamine -...
hbsingh
Jun 18, 20225 min read


Insights from 20 decision blogs
Thank you for joining me for blog 21 in the series, highlighting decision-making and the brain. This is my public exploration of what...
hbsingh
Jun 10, 20224 min read


10 Forecasting tips
“No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all of your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the...
hbsingh
Jun 5, 20228 min read


You've been framed
“It's not what you said, it's how you said it” Thank you for joining me for blog 19 in the series, highlighting decision-making and the...
hbsingh
May 27, 20224 min read


Why you need an anchor
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci. Thank you for joining me for blog 18 in the series, highlighting...
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May 20, 20225 min read


An intro to "Flow"
"The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something...
hbsingh
May 14, 20224 min read


Own. Your. Attention.
"My experience is what I give my attention to" (slightly doctored William James quote) Thank you for joining me for blog 16 in the...
hbsingh
Apr 29, 20224 min read


Reclaiming deep work
"Men of genius themselves were great only by bringing all their power to bear on the point on which they had decided to show their full...
hbsingh
Apr 22, 20225 min read


Age and learning
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”- Henry Ford. Thank you for...
hbsingh
Apr 17, 20225 min read


Today's superpower - learning
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”...
hbsingh
Apr 9, 20225 min read


10 brain books
′Classic – a book which people praise and don’t read' - Mark Twain Thank you for joining me for blog 12 in the series, highlighting...
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Apr 1, 20225 min read


Common financial biases
"The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular." Thank you for joining me for my eleventh blog in the series,...
hbsingh
Mar 25, 20224 min read


Losses versus gains (part 1)
"A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush" Thank you for joining me for my tenth (yes 10 weeks in a row!) blog in the series,...
hbsingh
Mar 18, 20223 min read


Change your mind!
"Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything" - George Bernard Shaw Thank you...
hbsingh
Mar 11, 20224 min read


Are you being nudged (or sludged)?
"There is no such thing as a neutral presentation of a choice - it is always leading you to one direction or another" Thank you for...
hbsingh
Mar 8, 20225 min read


Habits
"The ultimate purpose of habits is to solve the problems of life with as little energy and effort as possible." Thank you for joining me...
hbsingh
Feb 25, 20225 min read


Which decisions to focus on?
Thank you for joining me for the sixth blog of the series, highlighting decision-making and the brain. This is my public exploration of...
hbsingh
Feb 18, 20225 min read
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