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mvmckenzie16's review against another edition
3.0
(february work book club) the finance section was much more practical and clear than the final third of the book ("freedom"), which included chapters on marriage and school choice, where the concept was less about markets and more about social/legal policies. how did we get from requiring mortgage lenders to provide side-by-side comparisons to suggesting two tiers of adult partnerships through the privatization of marriage?
amanda_noel's review against another edition
2.0
I thought this book was going to be more studies and less “libertarian paternalism” suggestions. And it was a SLOG to get through- only plowed through thanks to late night nursing sessions with nothing else to do...
luciajane's review against another edition
3.0
I really missed the practical tips I expected from this book after reading the cover. It’s interesting knowledge, but some things I didn’t need to read two whole chapters about. A bit boring to be honest, but that’s probably partly because I’ve already read more books about these subjects. That’s also why I could skip a little bit every now and then.
I’ve read and would recommend the books THINKING FAST AND SLOW, ATOMIC HABITS and SAPIENS if you are interested in nudges or tips for improving your decisions about health, wealth and happiness, economics or human behaviour. These three books I thought were written better, very interesting and in general more fun to read.
But if you haven’t read these three yet, you’ll probably find a lot of interesting things in this one.
I’ve read and would recommend the books THINKING FAST AND SLOW, ATOMIC HABITS and SAPIENS if you are interested in nudges or tips for improving your decisions about health, wealth and happiness, economics or human behaviour. These three books I thought were written better, very interesting and in general more fun to read.
But if you haven’t read these three yet, you’ll probably find a lot of interesting things in this one.
smithm2's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty practical and convincing book on ways we could design things to make life easier. I got a bit bored by the end but I think their policy prescriptions are generally compelling.
quiddity42's review against another edition
2.0
DNF. Part of it might be that I have a fairly extensive background in one of the subjects that he spends a long time on, so it is a slog. This might be illuminating for some but I didn't find it engaging enough to see what comes next.
graybarruel's review against another edition
2.0
This didn’t live up to the hype for me. I read the first half, then started skimming, which I rarely ever do.
fcdiamond's review against another edition
3.0
a lot of interesting anecdotes...similar to a Malcolm Gladwell book. unfortunately the purpose or takeaway was a little bit muddled. still worth a quick scan or read.