In any society, there will be those who wield more power than others. In a dictatorship, that power is concentrated in the hands of one person - the dictator. This person can rule with an iron fist, or use more subtle methods to keep control over the population. Whatever the...
Behavioural scientists have studied what makes us happy (and what doesn't). We know that happiness predicts health and longevity and that happiness scales may be used to assess societal progress and policy effectiveness. Happiness, on the other hand, isn't something that just happens to you. Everyone...
How you start your day is incredibly important. If you wake up feeling rushed and stressed, it's going to be a long day. But if you take the time to establish a morning ritual, you'll start your day off on the right foot and be happier...
We all know that failure is not a fun thing to go through. It's embarrassing, it's frustrating, and it often feels like we're the only ones who have ever failed. Failures are a part of life. In fact, if you're not failing,...
David Elikwu speaks with Arielle Jackson, who is the marketing expert in residence at First Round, and also an amateur jewelry maker. Arielle built a well-storied career working in marketing at Google, Square and Cover. Now she’s a force multiplier at First Round, helping startups pop! She’s also...
Recency bias has a significant impact on how we make decisions and what pieces of information we pay attention to. The recency effect is a term first coined by the psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus, who became famous for his work on the experimental study of memory. It’s a cognitive bias...
