Sentences with phrase «kind of nudge»

Greene's contention is that any kind of nudge subtly imposes our judgment on to students of what is an optimal educational pathway or outcome, and that these «educational prods are much more likely to be intrusive and much less likely to be effective.»

But it'll find in those few minutes before 6:45 when you're already almost awake, and just kind of nudge you up.

So, he argues, the whole idea of democratic disagreement is becoming replaced by this kind of nudge theory and tailored service provision in areas such as crime or health policy.

That's also a good sign that mom can kind of nudge her toddler into letting go of others.

«Sometimes we just get kind of nudged there.

The purpose of this experiment was to see how the participants reacted to the different kind of nudges, i.e. warning messages and compatibility information provided by the e-commerce website regarding the products they were purchasing.

The results of this study indicate that the right kind of nudges would be an effective solution for encouraging safe and satisfactory online shopping.

He was kind of nudging my head down, and I just didn't want him to hate me, so I did it.»

Not exact matches

Which is to say it could nudge China toward a kind of governance we in the West are more comfortable with, but that's just one scenario.

If you have a seriously anxious child, the Times and WSJ article are worth a read in full for a more in - depth understanding of the science, but the takeaway of both is clear for those facing more garden - variety youthful anxiety: Be kind but be firm and nudge your kids to face their fears.

«Some people don't want to tell the bank, or the bank kind of knows and they're winking and nudging,» he said.

Jake — my experience is that he says all kinds of things and sometimes just sort of «nudges» me.

But the kind of collective paranoia that allows us to become preoccupied with such a picture of our plight can not help but nudge the language just enough to cause it to slip and fall out of place.

It's an enlightenment kind of «knowing,» which is very different than biblical knowing — the latter being intimate enough to sometimes be used as a euphemism (wink wink, nudge nudge).

Whole wheat flour, almonds, and oats confer in a dense and spiced streusel, sandwiching an intense raspberry filling, while debatably nudging these bars into the kind - of - sort - of healthy department... oh, who am I kidding.

We kind of just followed his cues — with a little nudging along the way.

It's like tools in your toolkit and you're filing that away and it's like that idea of lifelong learning, you're always going to be adding tools to your toolkit, you shouldn't let it get full of cobwebs like you need to keep adding to it because there's always something that's going to work and make it a little change and for me the mechanics of it... and understanding all of those mechanics and bringing that to the mechanics of the pelvis and how babies come down and all of that and so there is a part of me that kind of, I can think it's very cool that there are ways that this baby can come down and the more experience you get the more you realize yeah we can nudge this a little bit.

Rather than nature (i.e. genes) and nurture (i.e. environment) each kicking in a fraction of the influences that nudge traits in one or another direction, new studies show the innate potential we call nature becomes reality only when exposed to a certain kind of nurture.

Erika was kind enough to let us in on the inner workings of A Little Nudge — including its customizable services, the folks who bring their expertise to the table, how she's reaching the masses with her insightful book, and the role her finance background plays in it all.

The fact that a woman has Crohn's disease is meant to be hilarious, in a nudge - nudge wink - wink «You know she's not giving her husband any sex» kind of way.

Even the costumes emphasise that timeless, ageless, forward - thinking quality, by nudging the setting forward just enough to allow for leather riding gear, which Everdene sports with a bow and arrow — the kind of thing that wouldn't seem all that out of place today.

He's the outlet for the film's sarcastic self - mockery and only with his kind of wink - wink - nudge - nudge attitude is Need for Speed able to get away with all its gravity - defying shenanigans.

It calls on researchers to better explore connections among acts of bullying, discrimination, and harassment, and it attempts to nudge schools to move beyond classification and consequences and toward the kind of understanding, communication, and support that can change a culture.

It led to the iAbacus design (which you offered to look at) So, nudge... would love a conversation, of some kind, with you about it.

All the vehicles had some kind of lane maintenance system, a category that includes systems that issue warnings, systems that actively nudge a departing vehicle back into the lane with automatic steering or braking to prevent departures, and systems that do both.

Well that's kind of unprofessional of you O'Neal, I guess I'll just go and give you a nudge like I would in a standard shooter to push you into the field of conflict....

Viewers are nudged to double take, and on closer inspection, recognise a sparse kind of poetry.

As the art historian Johanna Burton notes, «Bove brings things together not to nudge associative impulses into free play driven by the unconscious, but rather to conjure a kind of affective tangle that disrupts any singular, historical narrative.»

These are the kinds of conversations and nudges taking place.

However, as the art historian Johanna Burton notes, «Bove brings things together not to nudge associative impulses into free play driven by the unconscious, but rather to conjure a kind of affective tangle that disrupts any singular, historical narrative.»

What I suggest, which is maximally «nudging» the system to promote this kind of choice, works with «human nature».

Is it actually Chevron turning out the «fossil fuel industry denial light» about the certainty of man - caused global warming, or is it one solitary unmistakably pro-global warming lawyer nudging an entire company into the most inexplicable kind of politically correct appeasement to enviro - activists?

It has its inconsistencies, and did not carry the force of law, but the guidance was an important signal, the kind of background nudge that shifts the direction of the ship of state.