Mojca Svetek

Tweeting about #psychology and #entrepreneurship. (Mostly) sharing insights from academic #research.

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: Is the internet changing our personalities for the worse?

Conscientiousness and extroversion are down, neuroticism up, with young adults leading the charge.

This is a really consequential shift, and there’s a lot going on here, so let’s get into the weeds 🧵

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

♀️ Here is why top achieving women don't pursue entrepreneurship:
- Success ≠ starting a company
- Startup culture feels ego-driven or unethical
- Founding doesn’t align with their goals for impact, meaning, or balance

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

Is GenAI eroding higher education? 🤔

GenAI shortcuts cognitive processes like critical thinking, cognitive flexibility and self-regulation.

Yet, students using GenAI achieve better results—faster and with less effort than those who don't.

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

Are human experts losing to advanced AI?🧐

Research reveals people trust AI more than experts for investment decisions, viewing AI as selfless and objective.

To compete, experts must provide detailed explanations or convince decisions rely on nuanced understanding of context.

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

⚠️Customers punish "sincere" brands.
For such brands deviations from expectations break trust, making innovation risky and failure costly.

But for "exciting" brands deviations are seen as part of the experience, not failures, as long as core functions deliver.

Choose wisely.

[Anish Tiwari, Ph.D. @Anish_Tiwari]

Super excited to share with you all my latest creation - Where the Unicorns At? A Comprehensive Guide on Unicorn Startups.

In part 1 of this series, we look at the geography of unicorn startups using the most recent data and interactive graphics.

https://t.co/L2uMS4k6WN

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

In B2C context good PR trumps good advertising every time. 🚀 Managers of established brands overestimate the impact of ads on sales.

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

Rising polarization of Europe is fueled by a mix of economic, political, and cultural factors:
-Economic crises push people towards radical solutions,
-Centrist politics leave ideological gaps, and
-Cultural shifts ignite backlash.
https://t.co/T5it1DRRJH

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

This is such an excellent article on economic inequality.

Social media has focused our attention on conflict *between* generations (Millennials vs. Boomers), because that drives clicks. But the real source of economic inequality has always between *within* generations.

And the economic inequality *within* millennials is actually much worse than the economic inequality *within* boomers.

"In other words, millennials might be doing better than their predecessors—but they also might be the most economically divided generation that America has ever seen."

If you want to fix this, you'll need to think very differently about policy solutions.

https://t.co/2f7jKzIYNg

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

@JureMenart @romunov V trendu. 2023 so bile na neki znani spletni strani z eksplicitno vsebino druga najbolj popularna kategorija mamice, v Sloveniji pa celo najbolj gledana kategorija. (Morda se pa stvari malo spreminjajo, nekaj let nazaj so bile namreč najstnice suvereno na vrhu.)

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Health and long life correlate unsurprisingly with GDP per capita. But southern Europe is outperforming the usual link between wealth and health https://t.co/ytkEj4o1T3 👇

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

Men's heterosexual activity is constrained by female choice. Female choice is constrained by economic and, globally, cultural factors.

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

In Western countries, men are typically 2-2.5 years older than women at first marriage and 3-4 years older at second marriage.

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

“As gender equality increases, women express less preference for older men, men express less preference for younger women, and consequently the sex difference in the preferred age of mates becomes smaller.”

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

Despite men's preferences, actual sexual activity and marriage statistics align closely with the preferences of women (women tend to prefer men who are the same age to slightly older).
Study concludes: "Men's heterosexual activity is likely constrained by female choice."

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

Multiple studies have shown that men generally prefer women in their mid-twenties, REGARDLESS of their own age.

Most men would be Leonardo DiCaprio if they could.

[Mojca Svetek @MojcaSvetek]

"Women start deteriorating after the age of 25, turning 30 is like a funeral." 💀 Despite being politically incorrect, many silently subscribe to that notion.
Let's look at facts. 🧵

[David G. Rand @dgrand.bsky.social @DG_Rand]

🚨WP🚨
Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, right?
WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20pp (d~1)!
🡆Tailored AI evidence rebut specific arguments offered by believers
🡆Effect lasts 2+mo
🡆Works on entrenched beliefs
https://t.co/4VI0mzRqD9

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The best way to regulate anger is not to vent right away. It’s to calm down first.

154 studies: Deep breathing, meditation & yoga are better antidotes to aggression than yelling, punching & running.

Anger management is about lowering your heart rate, not raising it. Relaxing reduces rage.

https://t.co/347bqvuLuy