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Nudge (Revised Edition)

Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness [Expanded Edition]

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Nudge (Revised Edition)

By: Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
Narrated by: Sean Pratt
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 Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we are all susceptible to various biases that can lead us to blunder.

Our mistakes make us poorer and less healthy; we often make bad decisions involving education, personal finance, health care, mortgages and credit cards, the family, and even the planet itself.

Thaler and Sunstein invite us to enter an alternative world, one that takes our humanness as a given. They show that by knowing how people think, we can design choice environments that make it easier for people to choose what is best for themselves, their families, and their society.

Using colorful examples from the most important aspects of life, Thaler and Sunstein demonstrate how thoughtful "choice architecture" can be established to nudge us in beneficial directions without restricting freedom of choice. Nudge offers a unique new take - from neither the left nor the right - on many hot-button issues, for individuals and governments alike. This is one of the most engaging and provocative audiobooks to come along in many years.

Included in this recording are a bonus chapter and a Postscript that was added in the paperback edition.

©2009 Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein (P)2009 Gildan Media Corp Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Sociology Stress Management
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very useful to understand how I am nudged and how to effectively nice myself! Love it!

fantastic and informative!

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I read this book because a recommendation. totally worth it, keen to look for more about this topic

it's a must

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Some chapters only focus on US systems... The concepts of nudging makes sense and often interesting examples used to illustrate points

USA centric; the world is beyond

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essential listening for everyone who makes decisions and especially for those who create choices for others.

essential listening

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Brilliant book. The principles that Nudge introduces have such wide-ranging application. From healthcare, to finance, to school choice, Thaler and Sunstein, makes compelling arguments for the process of creating small actions to encourage behaviour in a certain way.

No doubt these principles could be used for nefarious means, but the authors go to great lengths to talk about how Nudges can be a force for good. I liked that.

Personally I found multiple practical uses for my life and work and have already put a few into action. In my experience, there are not too many about which that can be said.

If I had one criticism (and it really isn’t a criticism) it would be that the book was very USA-centric. Understandable given that is the country of the author and probably the audience for whom they were writing the book.

I dare say this would be a useful book for most people, irrespective of your job.

How can you use Nudges in your life?

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