Looking for Happiness!

Well… we missed it again! International Day of Happiness was March 20, 2017, according to the United Nations High Level Meeting on happiness and well-being. But, perhaps, missing it was not such a bad thing. According to the report, Norway ranks first followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland. The United [Read More]

By |April 7th, 2017|News articles|

More is Not Always Better

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I read Malcolm Gladwell's latest book, David and Goliath (Little, Brown and Company 2013). While he raises many interesting points throughout the book, the one that struck me was the "inverted U-curve" which he first mentions in chapter 1. In a footnote on page 54, he [Read More]

By |December 20th, 2013|Research|

Bad Information; Bad Decisions

I am a firm believer in the adage that one cannot convince someone to change her mind unless and until she is provided with new or different information. Thus, during the course of mediation, I am unable to change a party's view of the settlement value of a matter without [Read More]

By |July 19th, 2013|Research|
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