![]() This week, the strange phenomenon of wanting to seem worse off than we really are. But new research explores a curious shift: some people are flaunting limitations that don't exist. It used to be that we tried our best to conceal disadvantages, hardships, and humiliations. Today on the show, we talk to cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham about the mysteries of memory: how it works, why it fails us, and how. It happens to the best of us: we blank on someone's name, or forget an important meeting, or bomb a test we thought we'd ace. It could be a friend who recently went through a breakup, an elderly person trying to load groceries into their car, or a stranger on the street who looks a little lost. We all have moments in our lives when we see someone who could use a helping hand. In the second episode in our “Success 2.0” series, economist Uri Gneezy shares how incentives. Companies offer bonuses to their high-performing employees. ![]() Parents reward kids for doing their homework. ![]() We all rely on incentives to get people to do things they might otherwise avoid. ![]()
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