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Two tales of deception

We may be misled by false signs of authority, but being fooled by our deepest beliefs is a bigger concern

Koen Smets
Nov 1 · 7 min read

As the leaves in Stockholm (and elsewhere in the Northern hemisphere) begin to colour, and some early ones already let go of the twigs they’ve been holding on to since the spring, it’s the season of the Nobel prizes. And pretty much every year…

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Koen Smets

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Accidental behavioural economist in search of wisdom. Uses insights from (behavioural) economics in organization development. On Twitter as @koenfucius

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