Stories by Kristen Berman

Kristen Berman is the co-founder of Irrational Labs, a behavioral science product design shop that focuses on increasing health, wealth and happiness.

Behavior & Society

Try These 5 Techniques to Make Your Next Political Argument Fruitful

Efforts to identify common ground can shake up deadlocked debates

November 5, 2018 — Kristen Berman, Sara Dadkhah and Harry Snyder

Behavior & Society

Let's Make Tax Day a Month Earlier

Research shows that the shorter the deadline, the more motivated people are to meet it

April 13, 2017 — Kristen Berman and Wendy De La Rosa

Behavior & Society

3 Ways to Save More on Tax Day

If you get a refund, you'll probably spend most of it—but you can trick yourself into saving more

April 11, 2017 — Wendy De La Rosa and Kristen Berman

Behavior & Society

The Deadline Made Me Do It

A firm cutoff date is a surprisingly powerful motivator to finish what you've started

November 9, 2016 — Kristen Berman

Behavior & Society

This 1 Weird Trick Can Help People Grow Their Savings

People are psychologically predisposed to believe the key to staying out of financial trouble is earning more—but they're wrong

June 7, 2016 — Dan Ariely, Kristen Berman and Wendy De La Rosa