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Multi-part essays, read in order.

Series4 of 6 parts published

The rational animal

Six essays on what reason is for, and what it is not.

Start with part one
  1. What reason is for9 min read
  2. The argumentative mind8 min read
  3. Good enough, on purpose10 min read
  4. The limits of the calculator9 min read
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Series4 of 4 parts published

Money and the mind

How we think about wealth, debt, fairness and enough.

Start with part one
  1. What wealth feels like8 min read
  2. The weight of a debt9 min read
  3. Fair enough7 min read
  4. Knowing when to stop8 min read
Series2 of 5 parts published

Nudge, twenty years on

Did the behavioural revolution deliver? A reckoning.

Start with part one
  1. The promise10 min read
  2. The pension that enrolled itself9 min read
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Series2 of 4 parts published

The honest ledger

Four essays on what money reveals when nobody is watching.

Start with part one
  1. The case against the weather forecast7 min read
  2. The case against the tip jar10 min read
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Series3 of 5 parts published

Small mercies

Five essays on the kindnesses that keep institutions running.

Start with part one
  1. Regret is a social kind of hope9 min read
  2. In praise of the commute12 min read
  3. The effort of the loyalty card13 min read
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Series1 of 6 parts published

Second thoughts

Six essays on changing your mind, and why it is so hard.

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  1. What gossip teaches us about habit6 min read
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