David Hoffeld

David Hoffeld is the author of The Science of Selling: Proven Strategies to Make Your Pitch, Influence Decisions, and Close the Deal and the CEO and chief sales trainer at Hoffeld Group, a research-based sales training, coaching, and consulting firm. He is a respected authority on sales strategy backed by behavioral science. Follow him on Twitter at @DavidHoffeld.

The science behind why saving for retirement is hard

Understanding your cognitive biases can help you get better at contributing to your 401k.

The science behind why saving for retirement is hard

Here’s what Nobel Prize–winning research says will make you more influential

Using this easy method to frame choices made me more persuasive.

Here’s what Nobel Prize–winning research says will make you more influential

This simple trick helped me find time to write a book while running a company

I was having trouble carving out time to write until I started using this science-backed method, which can be applied to any sort of goal.

This simple trick helped me find time to write a book while running a company

Three hacks to help your brain learn stuff faster

Getting to know your basal ganglia can help you waste less time cramming (and forgetting what you’ve learned later on).

Three hacks to help your brain learn stuff faster

Ask Yourself These 2 Questions To Jump-Start Your Morning Productivity

Here’s how to set clearer intentions for a productive workday in the time it takes you to brush your teeth.

Ask Yourself These 2 Questions To Jump-Start Your Morning Productivity

This Is The Scientific Way To Win Any Argument (And Not Make Enemies)

It’s not about the specific points you make, it’s all about how you position them.

This Is The Scientific Way To Win Any Argument (And Not Make Enemies)

The Emotionally Intelligent Person’s Guide To Being Persuasive

These ridiculously simple brain hacks can subtly encourage people to decide in your favor.

The Emotionally Intelligent Person’s Guide To Being Persuasive

Want To Know What Your Brain Does When It Hears A Question?

Questions hijack the brain. The moment you hear one, you literally can’t think of anything else. And that can be a powerful tool.

Want To Know What Your Brain Does When It Hears A Question?

Your Brain Can Do More Than You Think It Can, Says Science

Our brains have the built-in potential to perform at levels far beyond what many of us consider our “natural abilities.”

Your Brain Can Do More Than You Think It Can, Says Science

Three Science-Backed Ways To Influence Other People’s Decisions

If you want to influence others’ decisions, you’ve got to understand the mental shortcuts they use to make them.

Three Science-Backed Ways To Influence Other People’s Decisions

Only Have 15 Minutes A Day For Twitter Networking? Here’s What To Do

This behavioral scientist harnessed the psychology of choice to grow his Twitter account from 85 to over 101,000 followers.

Only Have 15 Minutes A Day For Twitter Networking? Here’s What To Do

Scientists Explain All Your Dumb Hiring Decisions

You’ve definitely heard of cognitive bias by now, but you might still be surprised how deep it can run.

Scientists Explain All Your Dumb Hiring Decisions

Three Scientifically Proven Steps For Talking With Strangers

Behavioral scientists have found that strangers are more open to small talk than you might think.

Three Scientifically Proven Steps For Talking With Strangers

Why You’re Hardwired For Overconfidence And What To Do About It

Overconfidence makes risky decisions feel easier to make, even while it increases their actual riskiness.

Why You’re Hardwired For Overconfidence And What To Do About It

The Three Rules Of Behavioral Economics That Can Lead To Success

Entrepreneurs know there’s little room in the startup process for error, and these three principles can help minimize it.

The Three Rules Of Behavioral Economics That Can Lead To Success

Four Scientifically Proven Habits Of Powerful Presenters

There’s no shortage of speaking tips out there, but scientists are now figuring out how best to combine them.

Four Scientifically Proven Habits Of Powerful Presenters

7 Scientifically Proven Habits Of Charismatic Leaders

For charismatic leaders, it all comes down to how you make others feel.

7 Scientifically Proven Habits Of Charismatic Leaders

4 Scientifically Proven Methods For Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

Cheers to this being the year you join the 8% of people who actually achieve their New Year’s resolutions.

4 Scientifically Proven Methods For Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

Four Counterintuitive Habits Of Effective Leaders

It may be better to be liked than feared, after all.

Four Counterintuitive Habits Of Effective Leaders

3 Behavioral Science Principles That Lead To Business Success

From the order in which you pitch clients to the number of products you offer, here’s how to get people to choose in your favor.

3 Behavioral Science Principles That Lead To Business Success

Impact

Why we should pay people to take the COVID-19 vaccine

The international poll monitors watching the election say Trump’s fraud claims are baseless

Abolish the Electoral College? We could also just work around it

News

Meme makers enlist Sesame Street’s Count von Count in the fight to tally every vote

T-Mobile gives cord-cutters what they want, and media companies aren’t happy about it

Snapchat soars in India after TikTok ban as Snap stock soars at home

Co.Design

U.S. election maps are wildly misleading, so this designer fixed them

Routers are black boxes in every way. This redesign makes them a sculptural centerpiece

The Gap’s hopelessly naive hoodie GIF is the Kendall Jenner Pepsi moment of the 2020 election

Work Life

I work in the speaking industry. Here’s why a refreshing viewpoint is everything

How to carve out ‘me time’ when work never seems to end

Why serendipitous interactions in the office made us feel productive