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Piano Stairs : Making Better Choices Fun

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Perception is everything. Marketers use this concept all the time, quite cleverly, to manipulate our behavior one way or the other.  Many times, not so in the best interests of consumers.

Here is an example of the very concepts that influence our behavior. This time, though, it will be in the best interest of our health. In choosing a staircase rather than an escalator. This is awesome.

We believe that the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better is by making it fun to do. We call it The fun theory. http://www.thefuntheory.com

I wish we could come up with similar ideas to change our attitude towards eating fresh fruits and vegetables.

Check out other ideas submitted for The Fun Theory Award by users at TheFunTheory.com.

Written by murali

January 17th, 2010 at 7:56 am

Healthcare Plan : If Majority is what all matters in Democracy ..

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If majority is what all matters in democracy (getting 60 votes gives approval to the healthcare bill against opposition by 39) what about 51% of people opposing the bill (while only 38.4% favor it)?

In a broader sense, what does this mean to the concept of democracy? The elected officials that are supposed to represent the people are going against the wishes of the same people that elected them in the first place.

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Source: Real Clear Politics

Written by murali

December 24th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

Posted in Health, Politics

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Tobacco Kills 400,000 Americans Each Year : How Come Govt. Sell Licenses To Kill Its Own People?

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If Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in United States and 400,000 people die from it each year, why not ban it completely? It doesn’t make any sense. 

How come US Government (and governments across the world) sell licenses to kill 400,000 of its own country men and women each year?

 

You know, the legislation I’m signing today represents change that’s been decades in the making. Since at least the middle of the last century, we’ve known about the harmful and often deadly effects of tobacco products. More than 400,000 Americans now die of tobacco-related illnesses each year, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. More than 8 million Americans suffer from at least one serious illness caused by smoking. And these health problems cost us all more than $100 billion a year.

– President Barack Obama (At the signing of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, 22nd June 2009) ( Link )

Whose interest it is to continue to allow Tobacco industry to kill 400,000 Americans every year and harm 8 million more.

Written by murali

June 28th, 2009 at 9:10 am

Posted in Economy, Health