Cognitive Lode

What it does

Get bite-size behavioural insights, learn methods and apply them artfully to solve your problems with greater impact

Why did I automatically tip 20% at the restaurant last night? Why am I more likely to make a choice when given two options instead of one? Why will I pay 3x more for a gift that has a friend’s name on? Why am I more likely to eat snacks if they’re in front of me? We spend refunds faster than our other money because they're already tagged for spending and are free of obligations. In situations where we're unsure, distracted or tired, we'll opt for the default choice presented to us, even if it might not be in our best interests... Our deep need for control of our future means that, even when we're presented two options that we've had no say over, we're more likely to choose... We place high…from coglode.com

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  Mental Notes2014 · getmentalnotes.com · ▲127

  Bring a little psychology to Web design

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  Smarter Than You Think2015 · amazon.com · ▲128

  How tech boosts our cognitive abilities

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  Cognitive Surplus2015 · amazon.com · ▲63

  How technology makes consumers into collaborators

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  Tools for Thought2016 · amazon.com · ▲69

  The history and future of mind-expanding technology

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  Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking2015 · amazon.com · ▲77

  Solve problems by thinking more effectively

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  TidePool2014 · tidepool.co · ▲63

  Personality insights via scientific games

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲920

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 2d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 14d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 15d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 9d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 13d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 23d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Really Good Emails▲535

  A large collection of good product email design.

  Growth · 2014 · reallygoodemails.com

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  My Isometric Voxel Engine 6 Months Later▲435

  Voxel Quest March Update from Gavan Woolery on Vimeo .

  Life & fun · 2014 · voxelquest.com

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  A sequence of online courses to learn web development from scratch▲368

  SlideRule helps you learn job-skills online by curating the web

  Work · 2014 · mysliderule.com

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  I've been making one HTML5 game per week. Here's my 10th game▲362

  Use the arrow keys to collect all coins and finish each level.

  Life & fun · 2014 · lessmilk.com

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  Real-time server monitoring in your browser▲346

  Life & fun · 2014 · scoutapp.github.io

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  RescueTime▲319

  Analytics on your daily habits and productivity

  Work · 2014 · rescuetime.com