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Publication
Hill and Wang (2019), Edition: Illustrated, 224 pages
Description
"Amazing Decisions follows the narrator, Adam, as he faces the daily barrage of choices and deliberations. He juggles two overlapping--and often contradictory--sets of norms: social norms and market norms. These norms inform our thinking in ways we often don't notice, just as Adam is shadowed by the "market fairy" and the "social fairy," each compelling him to act in certain ways. Good decision-making, Ariely argues, requires us to identify and evaluate the forces at play under different circumstances, leading to an optimal outcome. Amazing Decisions is a fascinating and entertaining guide to developing skills that will prove invaluable in personal and professional life."--
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
This is just a bad, unfunny episode of Adam Ruins Everything complete with a really dumb person to whom the book's host has to explain really basic things, such as don't try to tip grandma with cash for cooking Thanksgiving dinner. I was a little confused as to who the intended audience may be,
This book also has the misfortune of being the one I read immediately after a graphic novel adaptation of Animal Farm, so all the bits about managers manipulating their employees' productivity through the use of social norms came off as dark, cynical and oppressive.
Mostly this book reminds me I should finally get around to reading Freakonomics.
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younger readers or aliterate adults perhaps?This book also has the misfortune of being the one I read immediately after a graphic novel adaptation of Animal Farm, so all the bits about managers manipulating their employees' productivity through the use of social norms came off as dark, cynical and oppressive.
Mostly this book reminds me I should finally get around to reading Freakonomics.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
224 p.; 10.34 inches
ISBN
0374103763 / 9780374103767