HeyJaredBottled-Up Buttercup
Half research notebook, half personal journal, written for anyone curious about the choices we make.
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An evening with Sri Mulyani Indrawati (opens the original)
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It’s been almost one month since my last post. I completely regret that, as it disrupted my writing streak. (In behavioural economics, I learned that keeping a streak helps form a habit, and I wanted to make Substack-writing a habit.) It was exceptionally challenging to find time to write in the past month, as I was running an experiment for my PhD. Luckily, I got to carve out some time for a special evening: moderating a discussion with Sri Mulyani Indrawati, endearingly called Ibu Ani.Sri Muly
5 decision-making frameworks I use in my life (opens the original)
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When I first started this Substack, I mentioned that it would consist of personal essays and a bit of a research journal. Come to think of it now, I realised that I had done too much of personal essays, yet not enough research journal. Today’s post hopefully will challenge that and mark the start of sharing more about decision-making!Some of you may know me from my past identities — such as a writer or someone who works in the youth advocacy field. While they were my true identities back then, t
The journey of building Advislab: 6 years on (opens the original)
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Hi! I’m Alanda, a writer and researcher interested in systems, decisions, and behaviour. Welcome to Bottled-Up Buttercup, a newsletter I created to share some personal musings and (occasionally!) research notes. If you enjoyed this piece, please consider sharing to your friends or subscribing to this newsletter. Your support means a lot to me. Subscribe nowI’ve been behind on so many things. A week behind on this Substack, and God knows how many weeks behind on my PhD thesis.</p
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