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Mar 14, 2017
3 min

Want to change your habits? Try this simple, tested tactic

We've occasionally mentioned in recent updates that ClearerThinking is currently developing a free tool designed to help users change...

Mar 1, 2017
5 min

Why do Republicans and Democrats have such different views of the economy?

This post is part of an occasional ongoing series about the forces driving political partisanship in the United States, based on original...

Feb 13, 2017
3 min

What do you mean when you say "I believe"?

We often feel that our beliefs define who we are — they certainly play a large role in determining our values, goals and behaviors. And...

Jan 24, 2017
2 min

How can Democrats and Republicans understand each other?

Over the past few weeks, we've written a couple of times about ClearerThinking founder Spencer Greenberg's research into American...

Jan 18, 2017
1 min

Don't know where the time goes? This free tool helps make sense of your daily time usage

Modern life is so busy that it can be hard to keep track of time. We spend so much of our days running from responsibility to...

Dec 29, 2016
1 min

Happy New Year! Let's pinpoint your resolution.

Trying to become a better person is always worthwhile, and many people find the beginning of a new calendar year to be a useful starting...

Dec 14, 2016
1 min

Check out this FastCompany article on our voter research!

Several weeks ago, we wrote up some of our survey-based research into the way that Clinton voters and Trump voters think about honesty...

Nov 30, 2016
3 min

Try a quick new exercise for seeking constructive criticism!

We here at ClearerThinking strongly believe that learning to become more rational is a matter of changing your mental habits. In an...

Nov 10, 2016
1 min

Ever gotten burned by jumping to conclusions? This simple trick helps you deal with uncertainty

Evolution has given us a default tendency to come up with just one explanation for the events we observe, even those for which there...

Nov 8, 2016
2 min

Is it irrational to vote? (Remember: today's the day if you're American!)

Some have argued that voting is irrational, since the only time it technically changes the election results is if there is a tie. But as...

Nov 3, 2016
2 min

What is the Sunk Cost Fallacy, or "throwing good money after bad"?

In short, the Sunk Cost Fallacy is a broad category of error in which irretrievable past expenses distort your reasoning about the...

Nov 2, 2016
8 min

One important difference between Clinton & Trump voters: how they perceive honesty

The 2016 U.S. election cycle has been among the longest, nastiest, and most divisive in the country's history. The partisan divide...

Oct 28, 2016
1 min

Want to get better at learning from mistakes?

Most people know that it's important to learn from their mistakes — doing so helps you become a more flexible thinker, and naturally...

Oct 26, 2016
6 min

Why is it so hard to tell when people are lying?

Everyone lies at least once in a while. In fact, "once in a while" might be an understatement, a 2002 UMass study found that 60% of...

Oct 14, 2016
2 min

How can I organize myself to reach my goals, improve my relationships, and achieve more in life?

Pursuing long-term goals and self-improvement projects can provide some of the most rewarding experiences that life has to offer, but...

Oct 12, 2016
6 min

7 questions for deciding whether to trust your gut

Intuition — our gut feeling about how to act in a given situation — is one of the human brain's most powerful features. However, our...

Oct 4, 2016
1 min

What is Bayes' Rule, and how can you apply it in daily life? This mini-course makes it simple.

Have you ever felt absolutely certain that you were right about something, only to discover that you were wrong? If so, there's a good...

Sep 28, 2016
6 min

10 productivity tips from ClearerThinking founder Spencer Greenberg

Clearerthinking.org founder Spencer Greenberg has put a great deal of thought into the question of productivity, or how to accomplish the...

Sep 22, 2016
2 min

Are bats blind? Is swimming after eating OK? This common misconceptions quiz has the answers.

Ever wonder if many of the things you've been told and believe to be true are actually socially propagated lumps of B.S.? Are bats really...

Sep 21, 2016
1 min

Want to enjoy life more? Try these positive psychology exercises

In positive psychology, "savoring" is the process of deliberately using thoughts and actions to magnify the intensity and duration of...

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