Some big changes, like getting married, come joyfully. Other small changes, like losing 10 pounds, can be excruciating. Why? And how can we make difficult changes a little bit easier? Read the first chapter Download the Switch readers guide Learn more about the book| Heath Brothers
Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational and The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty, is offering a 6-week course on Coursera. This is a great chance to learn from a brilliant professor without paying Duke-level tuition… The course starts today so move fast!| Heath Brothers
It’s giving season. (About a third of annual charitable giving happens in December.) You want to do good with your money, but who should you give to? It’s hard to find trustworthy information. It’s hard to know whether you’re really making a difference. Enter Givewell. They have a team of full-time analysts who spend all […]| Heath Brothers
Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, authors of Trust Agents, have just released a new book called The Impact Equation, which offers some clear-headed thinking about how people can be heard above the din of the crowded media universe. We asked Chris three questions about it: 1. A lot of people in the business world seem […]| Heath Brothers
Dan Ariely, author of the books Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality, recently released his third book, The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone—Especially Ourselves. Despite its sobering central finding—that essentially everyone cheats a little when given the opportunity to do so—it’s a playful and fascinating read. To celebrate the launch […]| Heath Brothers
Check out this great piece in the Times on Rare, the conservation organization we wrote about in Switch. (I was so inspired by the Rare team’s work, in fact, that I signed up as a trustee.) Rare’s strategy is focused on bright spots — finding what’s working and doing more of it. Btw, the author […]| Heath Brothers
We’re proud to announce the release of a new e-book called The Myth of the Garage and Other Minor Surprises. It’s a collection of our favorite columns for Fast Company magazine. And it’s free. Here’s where to find it: Get it for the Kindle or Nook or iPad. [U.S. residents only] For readers outside the U.S. or without ebook readers, you can download […]| Heath Brothers
If this extraordinary campaign succeeds, 100,000 homeless people will have homes by July 2013. And if you think that sounds crazy, just watch this video.| Heath Brothers
Check out who is reading Switch. Neat!| Heath Brothers
I was trying to buy something on iTunes the other day, and it prompted me to agree to Apple’s new “Terms and Conditions.” On my iTouch, the Terms occupied 62 screens of text. So I emailed the Terms to myself and, in the meantime, clicked “I Agree.” Turns out the Terms are 16,914 words. (Switch, […]| Heath Brothers
The FDA’s new cigarette warning labels, which will appear on packs produced after September 2012, are admirably shocking – a great improvement over the old labels, which were heavy on factoids. (E.g., “Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide.”) I’m surprised these punchy labels survived the government committee process. Here’s hoping they work. By the way, Canada […]| Heath Brothers