Psychology and behavioral economics

It’s easy to take people for granted. 

Darwin observed: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” This profound observation is poorly understood and usually ignored by institutions and organizations.

Close calls and near misses are common terms for bad things that almost - but didn’t - happen. 

“Madness is the exception in individuals but the rule in groups.”

(Nietzsche) 

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof."

John Kenneth Galbraith, economist (1908-2006)

If not, it doesn't mean you are smart.  Remember...

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof."

John Kenneth Galbraith, economist (1908-2006)

Which approach seems right to you? How do you maintain a balance?

Moderation (or centrism in the political world) is best defined as a slavish devotion to the status quo.

“Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution." 

 Clay Shirky

It happens at least once a week: a patient who equates natural with beneficial.