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This page lists some popular articles I have written that are easily digestible in just a few minutes.

  1. Camilleri, A. R. (August, 2024). You might get a discount or free coffee but you’re also being played by the multi-billion dollar gamification industry. The Conversation. [PDF]
  2. Camilleri, A. R. (July, 2024). Which university degree should I pursue? Psychology Today. [PDF]
  3. Camilleri, A. R. (July, 2024). Which university should I attend? Psychology Today. [PDF]
  4. Camilleri, A. R. (July, 2024). Should I get a university degree? Psychology Today. [PDF]
  5. Camilleri, A. R. (June, 2024). The MrBeast effect: an expert explains why we’re drawn to videos of random people winning big. The Conversation. [PDF]
  6. Camilleri, A. R. & Neelim, A. (March, 2024). How gamification can boost employee engagement. HBR.org. [PDF]
  7. Camilleri, A. R. (November, 2022). Spending too much money? Tempted by sales? These ways to ‘hack’ your psychology can help. The Conversation. [PDF]
  8. Camilleri, A. R. (January, 2022). How COVID-19 changed the way we shop – and what to expect in 2022 and beyond. The Conversation. [PDF]
  9. Camilleri, A. R. (June, 2021). The 6 most common regrets people experience. Psychology Today. [PDF]
  10. Camilleri, A. R. (March, 2021). How good are you at predicting your big life decisions? Psychology Today. [PDF]
  11. Camilleri, A. R. (February, 2021). Which big life decisions lead to long-term happiness? Psychology Today. [PDF]
  12. Camilleri, A. R. (February, 2021). How to make a good “big” decision? Psychology Today. [PDF]
  13. Camilleri, A. R. (February, 2021). When do life’s biggest decisions happen? Psychology Today. [PDF]
  14. Camilleri, A. R. (February, 2021). I asked hundreds of people about their biggest life decisions. Here’s what I learned. The Conversation. [PDF]
  15. Camilleri, A. R. (January, 2021). What are life’s biggest decisions? Psychology Today. [PDF]
  16. Camilleri, A. R. (November, 2020). How to choose the right Christmas gift: tips from psychological research. The Conversation. [PDF]
  17. Camilleri, A. R. & Chan, E. Y. (May, 2020). Can’t resist splurging on online shopping? Here’s why. The Conversation. [PDF]
  18. Camilleri, A. R. (August, 2019). How to spot a fake review: You’re probably worse at it than you realise. The Conversation. [PDF]
  19. Camilleri, A. R., Patino-Echeverri, D., & Larrick, R. P. (December, 2018). What’s your beef? How ‘carbon labels’ can steer us towards environmentally friendly food choices. The Conversation. [PDF]
  20. Camilleri, A. R. (March, 2018). How companies can make more money by allowing you to ‘pay as you want’.  The Conversation. [PDF]
  21. Hoffmann, R. & Camilleri, A. R. (October, 2017). Explainer: how our understanding of risk is changing. The Conversation. [PDF]
  22. Camilleri, A. R., Weber, E. U., Johnson, E. J., & Larrick, R. P. (April, 2017). Can we design a better fuel economy label? The Conversation. [PDF]
  23. Camilleri, A. R. (April, 2017). How to split the good from the bad in online reviews and ratings. The Conversation. [PDF]
  24. Camilleri, A. R. (July, 2016). Overconfidence is responsible for a lot of mistakes, here’s how to avoid it. The Conversation. [PDF]
  25. Camilleri, A. R. (April, 2015). Information design: How marketers ‘construct’ consumer preferences. Australian Marketing Magazine (pp. 30-31). [PDF]