Learn how the ratchet effect influences economic processes, consumer behavior, and market dynamics, with examples from political economy and business sectors.

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Earlier today, a new interview with Xbox president Sarah Bond was shared on YouTube by the folks at Fortune Magazine, and Bond had a particularly interesting response to a question about "redefining" ...

In our research on what makes work meaningful, one of the most powerful, but underused, leadership practices was the simple act of saying “thank you” (Adams & Myles, 2025). Meaningful work isn’t ...

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It’s easy to dwell on the difficulty and pain of recovery from an eating disorder. But it’s important to attend to the beauty of it too. One of the forms of beauty involved in restoring yourself to ...

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Positive feedback is primarily used to rapidly amplify a desired change or signal, often in situations where a large response is needed, like triggering a process to reach a specific threshold quickly ...

Ask ChatGPT anything lately—how to poach an egg, whether you should hug a cactus—and you may be greeted with a burst of purple praise: “Good question! You’re very astute to ask that.” To some extent, ...