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Psychology research shows that choice can hinder decision making. In one experiment, college students were given the option of studying or attending a lecture by an author they admired. Only 21% opted to study. Yet when a third option--watching a movie--was thrown in, 40% chose studying. The need to pick between two fun outings made students twice as likely to have...
...they preach in their 195-employee office. (Of course, having terrific creative work helps too.) At Kaplan Thaler, everyone gets a callback, and every résumé gets answered. "We may not have a job for somebody," says Thaler, "but everybody deserves the respect of not having their résumé thrown in the garbage...
...from junior Liam O’Hagan to junior wideout Corey Mazza early in the third quarter. That was to be the only scoring, however, as the Crimson defense continued to dominate. Harvard held Dartmouth to just 183 yards on the day and forced five turnovers, two on interceptions thrown by starting Big Green quarterback Mike Fritz. The Crimson added four sacks, and held Dartmouth to just 2-for-12 on third down. Dawson now sits just 173 yards away from Ed Marinaro’s Ivy League rushing record after amassing 162 yards against Dartmouth. Cornell, Marinaro?...
...DeLay's Gift to the Democrats The controversial former House leader thought he could help the G.O.P. by getting out of this year's race. But his departure has thrown his home district into election chaos -- and very likely into the Democrats' hands
...DeLay's Gift to the Democrats The controversial former House leader thought he could help the G.O.P. by getting out of this year's race. But his departure has thrown his home district into election chaos -- and very likely into the Democrats' hands