Nudge: The Final Edition
Ratings53
Average rating3.7
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Ratings53
Average rating3.7
Thaler and Sunstein develop libertarian paternalism as a middle path between command-and-control and strict-neutrality choice architectures. Libertarian paternalism protects humans against their damaging psychological traits (inertia, bounded rationality, undue influence) by exploiting those habits to nudge people into making better choices.
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I don't need a new book to read, but this just looked so interesting. During the introduction, the authors bring in the concept of Libertarian Paternalism, which they are going to define and recommend during the course of the book. I'm skeptical, yet interested.
I was torn on whether to give this 3 or 4 stars. I had already read Thaler's other books so much of this was not new. That said I would recommend it to someone who had not yet read his work, particularly if you are a decision architect.
All about how to make it easier for people to make decisions beneficial to themselves, without telling them what to do. Might sound dull, but lots of applications in everyday life, so an interesting read.
Basically, if you've read “Thinking Fast and Slow,” you don't need to read this book.
It's mostly a catalogue of ways that biases and pre-suggesting can change outcomes. Not really especially memorable or super insightful, but I think that this impression is more a result of the breezy, friendly, optimistic tone it has.
It might be suitable for high school students, or perhaps a college freshman class.
Maybe.
