I love those animated videos, and this one is adapted from a very interesting talk by Dan Pink about what does – and doesn’t – motivate us. Watch a skilled artist illustrate some very counter-intuitive findings:
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Fictional characters influence real life decisions
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Ursina Teuscher, PhD
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A recent study demonstrates the power of fiction: a series of experiments showed that reading fiction can affect our real-life decisions:
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/exptaking.htm
Lisa Libby, the interviewed co-author of the study, suggests that these effects are especially powerful because they are not conscious, which makes sense – we are not aware that we’re being influenced and therefore don’t resist. Although that may sound a little scary, I would think that fiction usually influences us in positive ways, in particular by opening our minds to the perspectives of others. Any thoughts or opinions?
Book Recommendations of the Month
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Ursina Teuscher, PhD
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1. Ralph Keeney (1996). Value-Focused Thinking: A Path to
Creative Decision Making.
It may not be the quickest read, and not the shortest
guide to decision making, but one of the most useful in my
experience – powerful with a minimum of formality.
I consider it a wonderful classic in the field, worthy of
those last few weeks of summer reading time…
2. Javier Marias (1992). A Heart So White.
A novel about decisions surrounding secrecies and loyalties.
What I loved about it is that it seemed like a fugue – one
motive in a multitude of layers, interwoven beyond
recognition into a beautiful piece of art.
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