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Sheena_Iyengar

  1. Mark Zuckerberg- a man at the right time and place or someone who has matured over the years? nymag.com/news/features/…
  2. What do you all think of this idea? "Leaders are the DNA of their social network."
  3. When choosing between 2 options,try to create another choice. You will make a better choice when comparing the options rather than picking 1
  4. People evaluate stocks with longer run lengths to be more risky, and experts are more likely to fall prey. jstor.org/stable/info/10…
  5. I am reading the book "Farther Away" by Jonathan Franzen. His first essay about the pain of love is a wonderful read!
  6. A quote from my recent talk that people seemed to like. "A leader is someone who can live with nothing, yet have everything."
  7. Akshaya Patra serves hot meals to school children in India. It is amazing that it costs only $15/year to feed a child. akshayapatra.org
  8. Recently spoke at the Akshaya Patra foundation Benefit in Boston. I have agreed to speak every year to raise money for such a great cause.
  9. Quick tip for the day- if you are not sure what the “better choice is,” ask yourself what you would tell a friend to choose.
  10. A great quote by Steve Jobs that captures our ability to choose how to present our products and ideas. twitter.com/Sheena_Iyengar…
  11. Research suggests that there are negative consequences of living together before marriage- The cohabitation effect nytimes.com/2012/04/15/opi…
  12. "A great company must impute its values from the first impression it makes." - Steve Jobs
  13. Another great quote on decision making by Warren Buffet. twitter.com/Sheena_Iyengar…
  14. A great program offered by Columbia Business School for entrepreneurship and competitiveness in Latin America. ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/5…
  15. Great quote by Warren Buffet. “Good big decisions do not take time at all, if they do you are in trouble.”
  16. The unveiling of the the Marshal plan was a success.What,if anything, is different about the way it was done. nytimes.com/learning/gener…
  17. If you cant decide between 2options,flip a coin. See if you are happy or disappointed with what you got.That will give you your true answer.
  18. Are you managing your time well? Here is my choosing exercise that could change your life. sheenaiyengar.com/all/choosingex…
  19. When making a decision,use the 10 times 3 rule.Think about its consequences in 10 minutes,in 10 months and finally in 10 years.Then decide.
  20. For the next few days I will be tweeting some tips for making better and more efficient decisions.