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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
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The book has some value, but the title led me to pick it up under the belief that it might help me to understand myself better and learn better ways to navigate my choices. It turned out to be more of a laundry list of examples how businesses try to manipulate us, a list that was nudged into book-length...
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Aug 05, 2018 01:44PM
I believe Thaler and Sunstein (who worked with the Obama administration) see themselves as influencing policy formation on a grand scale.
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that makes sense -- the book reads that way, but the title doesn't
I guess the whole point is to understand that deception comes in many forms. More importantly it is essential to see examples to recognize when you see it!
Fred wrote: "I guess the whole point is to understand that deception comes in many forms. More importantly it is essential to see examples to recognize when you see it!"an excellent point, Fred
Nice review da Al! Sorry this one deceived you! Hope you love your next read!
Susanne wrote: "Nice review da Al! Sorry this one deceived you! Hope you love your next read!"many tx, Susanne :-)
Thank you! I picked up the book expecting the same thing you did - more personal understanding. I read the first few pages and immediately suspected the book may not be what I was hoping for. I'm going to return it to the library and move on to something else.
Cassandra wrote: "Thank you! I picked up the book expecting the same thing you did - more personal understanding. I read the first few pages and immediately suspected the book may not be what I was hoping for. I'm g..."my pleasure, Cassandra - so many books, too little time, right?
da wrote: "my pleasure, Cassandra - so many books, too little time, right?"Exactly! There are SO many books out there that I would love to read. On to the next!
Apt review, I should have read your review before reading the book.
