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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>by Tim Harford, 2009<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Slippery slope&#039;&#039;&#039;: The most effective defense against addiction is to draw an arbitrary but symbolically significant line in the sand and stay behind it. We are driven by an internal &quot;dopamine system&quot; that seeks instant gratification. A small taste of some pleasure creates a craving for more, creating a cycle of addiction. The rational mind is very feeble against this cycle, so our only protection is to put up a fence and avoid temptation.<br /> * Workers who are being watched by more dutiful workers will themselves act more dutifully.<br /> * High-ranking managers aren&#039;t paid based on their performance. They&#039;re paid enough to motivate the layer of employees working under them.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Split the check&#039;&#039;&#039;: Restaurants can overcharge a large group because no one person gets gouged enough to complain. The same is true of shareholders being gouged by corporate officers and citizens being charged by powerful lobbies.</div>

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