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The daily defaults with power to change lives

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DEFAULTS DO MATTER

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Decision Science News and Eric Johnson have teamed up once again to write a piece for the Financial Times on the suprisingly powerful effect of defaults (even simple software defaults) on decisions, from the routine to the life-changing. Their conclusion? History gets written by default. The piece is called “The daily defaults that change lives” and you can read it here.