In the past several weeks/months I have had many meetings where I have mentioned the notion of reciprocity, persuasion, and influence. If you are interested in exploring how we actually make decisions you will want to explore the following post Science Of Persuasion – We Aren’t as Rational As We Think We Are where I point to several top thinkers who summarize their ideas in videos.
The following are a list of books I often mention:
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
This a classic book on persuasion that explains the psychology of why people say “yes”—and how to apply these insights in a variety of settings. If you were to read only one book on this topic I would recommend this one. If you don’t have time to read this book then you must watch Robert Cialdini – Science Of Persuasion Big Think video which provides a wonderful overview for the book and highlights the 6 key factors in persuasion.
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
This is the 2011 best selling book by Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureate Daniel Kahneman offers psychological, behavioral, and economic insights based on actual research that will make you a better thinker and decision-maker. Great ideas but not as easy to read and understand at Cialdini’s work.
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Epstein explains why specialized knowledge is so limiting and why people who have more general or broader knowledge are able to do so much more. Caution – Epstein is a reporter/investigative journalist so while his book is well written and a very enjoyable read it isn’t as academically rigorous as Cialdini’s and Kahnamen’s books which are based on years of research.
This list wouldn’t be complete without pointing to the classic video RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us and the book that this video is based on:
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
While you are on my site you may want to check out my recommended reading list – https://www.harapnuik.org/?page_id=8200 where you will find above books listed.
As an added bonus you may also want to explore the posts:
Why great teachers aim for influence not control
How to Foster Intrinsic Motivation
When people need motivation not information…
The Myth of Average: Todd Rose
I keep my WordPress install updated and since it has been a very long time since a WP Plugin has caused an issue I simply did an “update all” and on about 4 or 5 plugins and walked away. I didn’t check to see if there were any issues because the backend interface and my control panel said all was fine. I didn’t actually take a look at my site in another browser. BIG MISTAKE. I woke up to a bunch of emails and messages indicating my site was down. Not something you want to deal with when you have a full day of pressing work scheduled. I couldn’t recall what plugins I had updated so I started the time-consuming process of turning them all off one at and time and testing. Fortunately, I have scaled down to only 22 plugins. Unfortunately, the very last plugin “Youtube Embed” was the culprit. I have uninstalled this plugin and have turned on all other plugins (one at a time with full testing) so my site is back up.
Lesson learned. NEVER update plugins and walk away. Do a full test. Also, update one plugin at a time.
This event has reminded me that I also need to update my site to HTTPS to get rid of the message “not secure” from the browser line. This is going to break my site and I am not looking forward to fixing this issue.
Original Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/life-return-to-normal-covid-19/
I find these sorts of surveys and infographics and the related data fascinating. The full post has some additional data that is interesting. Makes you wonder…..?
