Can you see how many whitelisted accounts are active?

Added a little RC

haha

It is important.

Cool!!

Only if the back end cant handle it. So far, Khal said things are working fine.

someone's hungry

https://inleo.io/threads/view/mightpossibly/re-taskmaster4450-2lkggpd2b?referral=mightpossibly

It is showing us the future of Hive in many ways.

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Oh no! Hope he can edit, I couldnt last time I tried in my threadcast 😅

Yeah I tried and it gave me an error. Nodes are really screwed up I guess.

Typo in the thread and cant edit it.

that's because this is threacast :D

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Mastering Behavioral Science: Three Strategies for Self-Improvement

Behavioral science often gets a bad rap for its use by corporations to manipulate consumer habits. However, this powerful field can also be harnessed for personal growth. In this article, we will explore three simple yet effective strategies that can help you achieve your goals, save money, and improve your overall well-being.

The Dark Side of Behavioral Science

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The speaker opens with a candid admission: they have spent much of their career working for corporations, using behavioral science to encourage consumers to make unnecessary purchases. This, they explain, often leads to spending money on items that may not genuinely bring joy or satisfaction. However, today’s presentation is about flipping that paradigm—using behavioral science to aid personal endeavors rather than commercial interests.

Challenge Your Rational Thinking

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The speaker bravely confronts the notion of rational decision-making. Many people believe they are capable of making perfectly rational choices. Yet, human tendencies often betray this belief. For instance, the speaker shares their own experiences of reckless behavior while distracted by their phone, alongside the impulse purchases of clothing they didn’t need. These are relatable moments that reveal our shared humanity and instinctual tendencies, absent rationality.

Story One: The Commitment Contract

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In 2008, while managing a demanding job, the speaker found themselves struggling with fitness despite possessing knowledge on nutrition and an expensive gym membership. To break this cycle, they devised a commitment contract with themselves. The contract stipulated gym attendance four times a week, with a consequence: for every missed workout, they would donate $100 to a political party they disliked.

This strategy proved effective, as the aversion to donating money to an undesired cause created enough motivation to stick to the commitment. The underlying principle here is self-imposed consequence—a behavioral tactic that can push one to take action where willpower alone may falter.

Story Two: Understand the Power of Comparison

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In the second story, the speaker discusses the importance of perception and visual comparisons in decision-making. They illustrate this with a visual example of two squares that appear differently colored based solely on their context, emphasizing that our judgments are often influenced by the relative rather than absolute terms.

The speaker cites a project involving a coffee chain that successfully used the “decoy effect” to influence consumer choices. By introducing a medium coffee for just $6 alongside a small for $3 and a large for $7, they created a decision-making environment that incentivized purchasing the more expensive coffee options—capitalizing on the innate human tendency to seek perceived value.

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This teaches a valuable lesson: in your own decision-making, be aware of how options are presented to you and strive to choose based on genuine need rather than manipulation.

Story Three: Calculating Risks

The final story centers on risk assessment and the concept of stepping outside one’s comfort zone. The speaker proposes a simple game: choose between a guaranteed 20 zlotys or flip a coin for a chance to win 50 zlotys. Surprisingly, despite the mathematical advantage of the coin toss, many attendees opted for the safer choice, exposing an inherent risk-averse nature.

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Interestingly, a survey revealed significant differences in willingness to take risks between genders, with men being more inclined to play it safe. This highlights the complexities of decision-making and shows that societal influences—and perhaps our own experiences—greatly affect how we approach risk.

Conclusion: Harnessing Behavioral Science for Personal Empowerment

The speaker concludes by reiterating that understanding behavioral science can empower individuals to leverage psychological principles for self-improvement. By drawing on commitment, discernment in choices, and a willingness to embrace risk, anyone can better navigate challenges such as weight loss, financial savings, and personal goals.

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Ultimately, the key takeaway is to use behavioral science not just as a tool for corporations, but as a mechanism for personal growth and empowerment. By recognizing and countering the tactics that corporations use, you can harness similar strategies for your benefit and achieve the changes you want in your life.

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100%

thanks for that!

nah, the queue system will handle it. You'll just get longer wait times until the summaries show up :)

loving the flexibility

the library I'm using has been working for over a year. But you're right. They could restrict it at any time

Probably not... Updates that were supposed to come before it, hasn't released yet, so my "hopeful" target is Q2 2025.

There was a bug preventing him from editing it.