1. How it Works Mind- Benders Creative- Solvers Think Again Scores Pass it On Do you wonder whether others will have the same predictions as you? Come join our competition as a “Mind-Bender” or as a “Creative-Solver.” To be a Mind-Bender you need to post a simple choice based on academic peer-reviewed research articles. Please click on Mind-Bender for details and a sample Mind-Bender. To be a Creative-Solver you need to solve a mind-bending puzzle posted by another Mind-Bender. Please click on Mind-Bender to see how to vote for one option. Off course you can be both a Mind-Bender and a Creative-Solver!

2. We post one Mind-Bender on the first and fifteenth day of each month. Please check whether your submission is the Mind-Bender of the month! We will post the solution for each Mind-Bender with a short research-based explanation one week later. Solution for the first Mind-Bender will be posted on the 7 th and on the 21 st for second monthly Mind-Bender. Voting Deadline: You need to submit your choice within 5 days of the Mind-Bender posting!!! We will post two new Mind-Benders every month. We cannot wait to see your crazy puzzles and predictions So, keep ‘em coming!!! How it Works Mind- Benders Creative- Solvers Think Again Scores Pass it On

3. Think Again (1) » It is better to first decide whether you want to pursue the goal or not and then think about a plan for implementing your goal. » It is better to first think about a plan for implementing your goal and then decide whether you want to pursue the goal or not. Vote for this Option How it Works Mind- Benders Creative- Solvers Think Again Scores Pass it On

4. Think Again (1) » The second option is correct » Studies show that thinking about implementation plans first is more effective. » Possible reasons include: 1) we spend a lot of time thinking about the pros and cons of goals and never implement them (read fantasy not goal), and 2) if we develop a successful implementation plan (where, when, with whom, how), it can be used to achieve other unrelated goals. References » Gollwitzer, Peter M. (1999), “Implementation Intentions – Strong Effects of Simple Plans,” American Psychologist, 54 (7), July, 493-503. » Gollwitzer, Peter M. And Veronika Brandstatter (1997), “Implementation Intentions and Effective Goal Pursuit,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73 (July), 186-199. How it Works Mind- Benders Creative- Solvers Think Again Scores Pass it On

5. Mind-Bender NumberVote Count for Option 1 Vote Count for Option 2 Think Again 12,5503,000 Think Again 21,0020 Think Again 39915 Think Again 421,999 How it Works Mind- Benders Creative- Solvers Think Again Scores Pass it On