Archive for April, 2010

Easy is easier than hard

Posted by Tom on April 1st, 2010

I’ve been thinking recently about the rule of thumb: “Make desired behavior easier than undesired behavior.” It’s been a running thread that I’ve connected to several unrelated areas over the past month (My PhD work, Boy Scouts, refereeing soccer, software design, and even parenting.) In the broadest sense, this is what society tries to capture [...]