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Grocery shoppers buy more food when the music is slower
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2018-05-21
Our environment influences us far more than most people realize - all at an unconscious level.
"With fast music playing, the Dallas grocery store did about $12,000 in sales each day. With slow music: $16,000. Interestingly, most of the shoppers, when asked upon leaving the store about hearing music, didn’t recall whether or not they heard music."
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Getting people addicted to social media
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2018-05-21
Matt Mayberry, who works at a California startup called Dopamine Labs, says it's common knowledge in the industry that Instagram exploits this craving by strategically withholding "likes" from certain users. If the photo-sharing app decides you need to use the service more often, it'll show only a fraction of the likes you've received on a given post at first, hoping you'll be disappointed with your haul and check back again in a minute or two. "They're tying in to your greatest insecurities," Mr. Mayberry said.
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Cialdini on persuassion
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2018-05-20
In this video, Dr. Robert Cialdini and Steve Martin talk about some of the science of persuasion. Very relevant for scrum masters, other servant leaders, and generally anyone who interacts with other people.
