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How Did You Love?

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On March 28, 2023

Category: Business personalities, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Psychology, Work-Life

Charlie Watkins and I have been friends since 1964, when we were in first grade together at Allen Park Elementary School in Fort Myers, Florida. There are many things I like, and love, about my friend, Charlie, including our shared fondness for beautiful flowers; our mutual love of rock and roll music, played loudly; and […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On March 28, 2023

I think the idea conveyed by the question “How Did You Love?” is worth considering in our world which is so full of stress and strife. Perhaps I’d modify the question a bit, and ask, “How Did You Live?” Too many people seem to live their lives not in love, but in meanness, anger, and […]

It Gets Late, Early

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On March 22, 2023

Category: Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Psychology, Small Business Success, Travel, Work-Life

My late Mother was fond of saying, “It gets late, early.” As she aged, she went to sleep earlier and earlier and when I remarked about her change in bed time, she would smile and tell me, “It gets late, earlier and earlier.” I had no idea why she said this; furthermore, I had no […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On March 22, 2023

This was to be a precursor post to Melissa’s post about her Mom’s South Carolina sayings. I struggled with that post not having experienced similar sayings in my family, though I can’t imagine why I did not. My grandmother did frequently lament that growing old was not for sissies, and we wrote about that previously […]

Live a Little – Hawai’ian style

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On March 14, 2023

Category: Business personalities, Business Travel, Careers, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Marketing your Business, Mental Health, Psychology, RoadWarrior, Small Business Success, Travel, Trial Consulting, Work-Life

David and I have visited Hawai’i several times. It is one of our favorite places and somewhere I would enjoy making my home. I learned a lot on our trips to Hawai’i, including that the rainbows for which it is famous are possible only because, you guessed it, it rains a lot, daily it seems. […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On March 14, 2023

Living a little is a concept some people don’t appreciate until it is too late. The ability to live a little is probably one of the primary reasons Melissa and I enjoy owning our own company. We frequently build a little “living” into our “working.” Very often, this involves exploring a venue where we are […]

Better Not Look Down

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On March 7, 2023

Category: Business Frustrations, Careers, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Psychology, Small Business Success, Work-Life

I had the privilege of seeing the late, great, B. B. King perform in concert on many occasions. He was a source of inspiration to me for many reasons, including his commitment to keeping the blues alive. One of my favorite songs of his, written by Will Jennings and Joe Sample, is “Better Not Look […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On March 7, 2023

As anyone who reads our posts knows, song lyrics are a part of our outlook on the world. When I read Melissa’s post, and comments of those who live their lives in the past, I immediately thought of “Living in the Past” (Jethro Tull) and Bruce Springsteen’s anthem “Glory Days.” But more so, I thought […]

Help When There’s a “Cause”

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On February 8, 2023

Category: Business personalities, Business Relationships, Common Courtesy, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Research, Psychology, Trial Consultants

Almost everyone has a “cause” or sometimes, more than one, that they support. Many people support causes by merely talking about them, while others volunteer their time and provide financial assistance to their favorite cause. For example, the Humane Society in many people’s hometown depends on monetary contributions, donations, and volunteer staff members to fulfill […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On February 8, 2023

I’m not sure what prompted Melissa to write her post. Goodness knows, she has supported many “causes” whether friends, families, or strangers. We both have in various ways, including working on cases pro bono when the cause was just. What struck me though, in reading her post is how often the act of helping others […]

Why I’m a social psychologist

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 31, 2023

Category: Business personalities, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Psychology, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

In my almost 4 decades of being a social psychologist, few people have asked me why I decided on a career in social psychology. Maybe it’s not too interesting to find out why people choose a career, maybe there’s something else to discuss, or maybe the topic never occurred to the people with whom I […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 31, 2023

Melissa told me the story of why she chose social psychology not long after we met. The number of social psychologists are but a fraction of the total number of psychologists and are not what one usually thinks of when thinking of psychologists. Clinical psychologists, like TV’s Dr. Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart) are much more […]

Psychologists Don’t Get Cheap Deals in Vegas – Lawyers Can

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 24, 2023

Category: Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Psychology, Trial Consulting

As a follow up to my previous post about psychologists and lawyers seeing the world differently, one particular distinction between people in these 2 professions is their understanding of statistics, including probability, and the impact of this distinction on the conferences they attend. I’m sure the reader is wondering what statistics and conferences could possibly […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 24, 2023

Category: Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Psychology, Trial Consulting

I recall how frustrated Jack was to finally find out why no “deals” were forthcoming in Las Vegas. And I recall being surprised that the Vegas “odds makers” went as far as to profile entire professions. But, I suppose calculating the odds is exactly what they do. It is interesting to think about gamblers and […]

Psychologists and Lawyers See the World Differently

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 17, 2023

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Careers, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Litigation Tips, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Psychology, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

As I have stated in previous posts, I have had an interesting career, primarily because I have spent almost all of my professional life working with attorneys instead of with colleagues. Furthermore, my definition of “colleague” is narrow, in that I consider only other social psychologists as colleagues. The field of psychology is large, with […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 17, 2023

What a perfect day to write this post. Melissa just had a call with a client who is heading to trial soon. When it was over she couldn’t wait to let me know about one aspect of the call, which was the lawyer insisting on wrongly defining a social psychological concept. As readers of these […]

Jury is Greater than the Sum of Individual Juror Parts

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 10, 2023

Category: Jury Behavior, Jury Consultants, Jury Deliberations, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Litigation Tips, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Psychology, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

Social psychology is the scientific study of how people behave in groups. There are many areas of research within social psychology, however, they share a common focus on how individual and group interactions are shaped by one’s external environment, specifically, other people. Numerous research findings have demonstrated the impact of the group on individual performance, […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 10, 2023

Groups are found in many environments. Work teams, church or other volunteer groups, are the norm in our world. But, nowhere other than juries are group efforts and group decisions more important in our society. Juries, especially those which require unanimous verdicts, work hard to achieve their goal. The study of juries as groups by […]

Holiday Plans

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On December 22, 2022

Category: Business personalities, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Jury Deliberations, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Marketing your Business, Mental Health, Psychology, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Work-Life

I’m writing this near year end, but as is often the case, things are hectic as we wrap up the work for the year, and prepare for work early in the new year. Melissa and I have diligently tried for all these years to treat the last 2 weeks of the year as a break, […]

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On December 22, 2022

David and I often work on holidays and during vacations. Our business, and the world of litigation, don’t close just because we are not in the office. I have distinct memories of: (1) doing an intake on a new case on Christmas Eve, in my mom’s Florida room, mere minutes before we opened our gifts: […]

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