February Friday. Double figures on Friday Reading posts. Time marches on regardless. Here are a few things that I read and I liked for various reasons including but not limited too….They were interesting, amusing, on a topic that is occupying my mind, awe inspiring, about toilet training etc. I hope you enjoy them for your own reasons.<\/p>\n
ebook round up thingy is here<\/a>, email subscription test thing is here<\/a>. Use as you see fit.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Report: Most People Are Just Trying To Get By<\/a><\/p>\n “‘Sometimes we have a number of different ways we can solve a problem. Often, the way of solving it we choose is the way that\u2019s easiest, or that doesn\u2019t (seem to) cause as many other problems (for us).<\/p>\n And lots of problems never get solved. Some disappear by themselves, but others are just kicked into the future for ourselves (or someone else) to deal with.’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Successful public service design must focus on human behaviour<\/a><\/p>\n “Perhaps the most powerful influence on human behaviour is other people. In a now famous early trial which is\u00a0Behavioural Insights Team annual report, we found that adding a single line in a letter to people who hadn’t got around to paying their tax boosted repayment rates by around 15 percentage points. This line was to the effect that nine out of 10 people in their area had paid their tax on time.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Identity Assurance: Who wants to be an Identity Provider?<\/a><\/p>\n “Who wants to be an Identity Provider? A lot more companies than know it today.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Abundance of Slowness<\/a><\/p>\n “When fear rules our lives, even the most amazing calling in life can be downgraded to a career. On the trajectory of fear, careers wane through the grey purgatory of jobs, and jobs break down in quivering heaps at the fiery gates of slavery.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n