>> Besides, if I've learned anything, I've learned that >> everything I believe about people's behavior is >> probably wrong. > What do you mean by that?

>> Besides, if I've learned anything, I've learned that >> everything I believe about people's behavior is >> probably wrong. > What do you mean by that? Every time I've tried to reason carefully about the effect something will have, or the factors that will drive behavior, or the reasons people will do things, I've been wrong. I've been reading things like Dan Ariely's irrationality pieces, and Freakonomics, and other similar works, and nothing really resonates with me. In discussion with my wife and other close friends the consensus is taht it a very real sense I'm simply "not normal." So protracted discussions about what might or might not "fix HN" are likely - for me - to be unprofitable. Experiment is essential, and I don't have the means. Or the time.