Think like a freak
By: Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Contributors: Dubner, Stephen J., author
Edition: First Canadian edition.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781443416511
Subjects: Economics; Psychological aspects; Sociological aspects; Decision making; Critical thinking; Decision Making; Prise de décision; Pensée critique; Économie politique; Aspect psychologique
Description: "In their previous book, Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner showed that applying counter-intuitive approaches to everyday problems can bear surprising results. Now, they turn your brain inside-out, teaching you how to think like a freak. The authors analyze the decisions we make, the plans we create and the morals we choose, and they show how their insights can be applied to daily life to make smarter, harder and better decisions -- their 'tool kit' for living and thinking like a freak. Entertaining and practical insights, from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. A handbook for decision-making"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. What Does it Mean to Think Like a Freak?; title: 2. The Three Hardest Words in the English Language; title: 3. What's Your Problem?; title: 4. Like a Bad Dye Job, The Truth is in the Roots; title: 5. Think Like a Child; title: 6. Like Giving Candy to a Baby; title: 7. What Do King Solomon and David Lee Roth Have in Common?; title: 8. How to Persuade People Who Don't Want to Be Persuaded; title: 9. The Upside of Quitting.