Tag Archives: regret

A craving for certainty

Posted on April 5, 2024 by koenfucius

(featured photo: Bill Reynolds/Flickr CC BY 2.0 Even if we know we cannot avoid uncertainty, we continue to pursue certainty. Retirement planning. It’s one of the classic topics in behavioural economics: most people realize they should be saving (more) for … Continue reading →

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Voter’s regret

Posted on December 13, 2019 by koenfucius

(Featured image: STML CC BY) We all experience regret, but it’s an emotion to which there is more than meets they eye at first sight   It’s Friday the 13th, and the people of the UK have woken up to … Continue reading →

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Choice and regret (or when there is too much jam)

Posted on May 5, 2017 by koenfucius

(Featured image: Jarmoluk) Freedom of choice is awesome… or is it? A friend of mine attended a conference recently. It was a huge affair with thousands of participants, and – excluding special events – around 350 sessions, spread over three days. There were … Continue reading →

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