A powerful influence in our decision making is deficiency: if their availability is limited, opportunities are noticed as more valuable. This appears to be caused by the fact people hate losing opportunities, which is well-known by advertisers and is clear within their use of “For a restricted time only!” “Last opportunity!” “Sale finishes in two…
Month: June 2017
Influence – We Need to Reciprocate Favors
Humans have an overpowering need to reciprocate favors. This is one of the central themes in Robert Cialdini’s Influence (see our earlier post on judgement and behaviors). The rule of reciprocation states that we feel a duty to settle others in kind for whatever they have supplied to us. For it enabled our ancestors to share…
Influence – Rejection then Retreat
Following up on our Influence series, based on the work of Robert Cialdini. Buy the book here. Rejection-then-retreat is a devious approach because it evokes reciprocation and the principle of contrast. Just as we need to pay back favors, so too do we feel obliged to match concessions in discussions. In case a boy scout…
Influence – Sometimes Our Shortcuts in Judgement Can Be Used Against Us
These thoughts are collected followed a reading of Robert Cialdini’s excellent work, Influence. Occasionally the behavior of creatures can seem ridiculously simple. Think about the mother turkey, which even attacks them or generally cares greatly for its chicks but abandons if they don’t emit their identifying “cheep-cheep” sound. Conversely, even as little as a replica…
Minecraft Puzzle Maps
Creating Minecraft puzzle maps could be a pleasurable activity, because you produce your presets for unique framework layers and distribution. However , it could be more pleasurable to use currently made maps even, since somebody else did all the ongoing do the job. By installing a Minecraft puzzle map you can find usage of existing…
Parkour Maps in Minecraft
Parkour is a sort or sort of hobby in Minecraft. It isn’t a core or main portion of the default gameplay, however the abilities of parkour can be handy in the overall game ( for instance, parkour on the caps of trees). Parkour is utilized in user maps often, as well as on servers in…