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#prediction-markets
US Elections
fromFortune
5 hours agoKalshi and Polymarket are racing to ban insider trading. The economist who built the theory behind prediction markets says it's the whole point | Fortune
Prediction markets face increasing scrutiny and restrictions due to insider trading concerns, despite their potential for accurate information dissemination.
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week agoExperts call for tighter controls on prediction markets: They pose underappreciated threats to democratic integrity'
Prediction markets raise ethical concerns and potential manipulation risks, prompting calls for stricter regulation to protect democratic integrity.
US Elections
fromFortune
5 hours agoKalshi and Polymarket are racing to ban insider trading. The economist who built the theory behind prediction markets says it's the whole point | Fortune
Prediction markets face increasing scrutiny and restrictions due to insider trading concerns, despite their potential for accurate information dissemination.
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week agoExperts call for tighter controls on prediction markets: They pose underappreciated threats to democratic integrity'
Prediction markets raise ethical concerns and potential manipulation risks, prompting calls for stricter regulation to protect democratic integrity.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe people who answer 'I don't mind, whatever you want' aren't being easygoing. They're running a private calculation that having a preference has cost them more than it has ever earned them - Silicon Canals
Expressing preferences can feel costly, leading some individuals to suppress their desires to avoid conflict.
#entrepreneurship
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
2 days agoIf Your Business Still Chases Hype, You're Already Falling Behind
Entrepreneurs are shifting focus from rapid growth to stability, recognizing its role in enhancing efficiency and reducing operational risks.
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoStartup companies
Psychology says the people who find lasting success in business aren't the ones who mastered the habits productivity culture celebrates - they've quietly figured out that most of what business media treats as essential is noise, and the actual signal is found in a much smaller set of decisions most people overlook - Silicon Canals
Startup companies
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoPsychology says the people who find lasting success in business aren't the ones who mastered the habits productivity culture celebrates - they've quietly figured out that most of what business media treats as essential is noise, and the actual signal is found in a much smaller set of decisions most people overlook - Silicon Canals
Sustainable business success comes from focusing on key decisions rather than following productivity trends and hacks.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says people who use social media but never post about themselves have separated the value of staying informed from the cost of participating in the performance - and that quiet withdrawal isn't disinterest or insecurity, it's one of the most deliberate digital choices a person can make in an era that treats visibility as currency - Silicon Canals
Many social media users prefer to observe rather than participate, valuing privacy and learning over broadcasting their thoughts.
#decision-making
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
4 days agoWhat to Do When You Don't Know What to Do
Accepting mistakes and being honest with oneself are crucial for navigating uncertainty in decision-making.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoPeople who research every decision exhaustively before acting aren't thorough - they're trying to build a guarantee in a world that doesn't sell them because the last time they trusted their gut without evidence something expensive happened and the body never forgot the bill - Silicon Canals
Chronic overanalysis of decisions stems from past failures, leading to wasted time and missed opportunities.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoPeople who research every decision exhaustively before acting aren't thorough - they're trying to build a guarantee in a world that doesn't sell them because the last time they trusted their gut without evidence something expensive happened and the body never forgot the bill - Silicon Canals
Chronic overanalysis of decisions stems from past failures, leading to wasted time and missed opportunities.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoPsychology says people who are careful about who they let into their life aren't antisocial or cold - they've simply learned that the wrong person in your inner circle costs more than an empty seat, and that math only becomes obvious after you've paid the price at least once - Silicon Canals
Selective relationship management involves careful curation of connections to optimize emotional and mental capital, recognizing that proximity impacts well-being.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoSome people don't stay quiet in arguments because they're calm, they stay quiet because they ran the math years ago and concluded that saying the thing costs more than swallowing it, and they've been paying the cheaper price so long they forgot it was a choice - Silicon Canals
Silence in arguments often results from an automatic cost-benefit analysis rather than emotional mastery or composure.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThe people who can't accept help without immediately offering something in return aren't generous. They're running an internal ledger that was installed the first time receiving something came with strings, and the ledger has never once gone quiet - Silicon Canals
Reciprocity can mask a debt-avoidance reflex, where individuals feel compelled to repay kindness immediately due to anxiety rather than genuine generosity.
fromPsychology Today
1 week agoThe Economics of Trust
Trust is not merely a social nicety - it is infrastructure. Across decades of empirical research, economists and political scientists have converged on a striking finding: societies and individuals with higher levels of interpersonal trust consistently outperform their low-trust counterparts on nearly every measurable dimension of economic and institutional life.
Psychology
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month agoHow to win The Traitors, according to science
We watch people lying, and we know they're lying. And also, you watch people dealing with lying not very well and not enjoying it. The lying, backstabbing and manipulation the game inspires does indeed make for delightful TV viewing.
Television
fromMedium
1 month agoThe justification tax
Kantar's codebase was legacy old. The kind of technical debt that isn't a line item on a sprint board but a structural reality that shapes every decision the company makes. Rebuilding the architecture to support what I'd designed would have cost more than the organization was willing to invest, regardless of the Barilla deal sitting on the table.
UX design
E-Commerce
fromRetail Brew
1 month agoConsumers say they're financially worse off and it's changing how they shop
One in four Americans report worsening financial situations, driving widespread cost-cutting across groceries, personal care, dining, travel, and discretionary spending, with consumers increasingly favoring budget retailers and value-focused options.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoPsychology says people who always carry cash even though they rarely use it display these 8 traits-and most of them are connected to a generation that learned the hard way what happens when systems you trusted stop working - Silicon Canals
Cash carriers maintain physical money as insurance against system failures and to preserve spending autonomy, despite having digital payment options available.
US politics
fromTearsheet
3 months agoMicro case studies: The feud over interest rate caps and the murky future of agentic commerce - Tearsheet
Interest rate caps squeeze bank/card profitability and credit supply, creating growth opportunities for fintechs to capture underserved consumers and SMBs with tailored lending products.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months agoPsychology says people who always pay with exact change display these 7 personality traits that go beyond just being organized - Silicon Canals
They're displaying a fascinating set of personality traits that go much deeper than having their finances sorted. 1) They have exceptional impulse control Think about what it takes to always have exact change ready. You need to resist the urge to spend those coins on vending machines or leave them as tips. You have to plan ahead, knowing what you'll buy and preparing accordingly.
Psychology
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