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A psychology researcher/mathematician/entrepreneur. I tweet about psychology, society, rationality, science, and philosophy. My book: 12leversbook.com

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The Twelve Levers for a better life (with Jeremy Stevenson)

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By Spencer Greenberg Verified
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Why is so much self-help useless, and why is some of it genuinely life-changing? What separates a powerful psychological technique from vague advice? Why is “love yourself” often less useful than a concrete sequence of actions? How can insight into the causes of suffering become a path to change rather than just an explanation? When does understanding the past help, and when does it distract from the controllable patterns happening now?
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The Hidden History of Evidence-Based Everything (with Helen Pearson)

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By Spencer Greenberg Verified
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How do we know whether the things we do every day actually work? Why do so many practices in medicine, parenting, education, conservation, and public policy begin as intuition, authority, or anecdote rather than careful evidence? What can the tragic history of front-sleeping advice and sudden infant death syndrome teach us about the danger of untested conventional wisdom? How should we distinguish between a bad outcome, a bad decision, and a reasonable decision made under uncertainty?
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Is cash a better form of charitable aid? (with Nick Allardice)

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By Spencer Greenberg Verified
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How much good is lost when charity optimizes only for what can be measured? When does a cost-effectiveness model clarify reality, and when does it create false confidence? Could the most important interventions be the ones that look too uncertain, too political, or too indirect to fit neatly into a spreadsheet? What would it mean to judge philanthropy not only by the marginal dollar, but by its power to unlock whole systems of future impact?
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