Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein (2021)

Imagine that two doctors in the same city give different diagnoses to identical patients—or that two judges in the same courthouse give markedly different sentences to people who have committed the same crime. Suppose that different interviewers at the same firm make different decisions about indistinguishable job applicants—or that when a company is handling customer … Continue reading Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein (2021)

Noise and Distractions Can Boost Your Creativity ** Peripheral intellectual vision

Surprisingly, noise and distractions can boost your creativity. When I used to code and had to focus, I needed a quiet room without interruptions, but today when I write far more than I code, I find that working in a coffee-shop is more conducive to my thinking and writing. Noise I have often commented or … Continue reading Noise and Distractions Can Boost Your Creativity ** Peripheral intellectual vision

Is Noise Always Bad? ** Exploring the Effects of Ambient Noise on Creative Cognition

Whenever I wish to write something creative or reflect on an issue or problem, I have always found that a Café is one of the best environments. … This paper examines how ambient noise, an important environmental variable, can affect creativity. Results from five experiments demonstrate that a moderate (70 dB) versus low (50 dB) … Continue reading Is Noise Always Bad? ** Exploring the Effects of Ambient Noise on Creative Cognition