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How to Humble a Wingnut and Other Lessons from Behavioral Economics (Chicago Shorts) by [Sunstein, Cass R.]

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In How to Humble a Wingnut, leading constitutional scholar, behavioral economist, and former Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Cass R. Sunstein examines the unconventional impetuses behind human decision-making. Why it is that people often choose to behave so strangely? Sunstein’s incisive commentaries point to recent empirical findings to demonstrate how and why people convince themselves they are right despite evidence to the contrary; fear dangers they are unlikely to encounter; and ignore real risks. Mining developments in recent behavioral studies for tips on everything from holiday shopping and political biases to staying healthy and clear thinking in general, Sunstein nudges his reader towards that rarest of grounds—understanding.

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File Size: 613 KB
Print Length: 45 pages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press (December 13, 2013)
Publication Date: December 13, 2013
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Language: English
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Michael Hatmaker

good book; easy read

April 12, 2014

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I love books about cognitive biases - about the consistent errors we make in thinking and judgement. This is one of those books. The nice thing about this book is that it presents its examples in many chapters (each related to a particular bias) rather than attempting to cram a lot into one chapter. It is therefore and easy read, and I recommend the book.

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Robert C.

Nudge 'em off a cliff!

November 28, 2014

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Basically, ask the Wingnut for his reasons for his position. Then ask what reasons he thinks opponents can have for their opposite position. Lotsa luck getting an answer instead of subject changing and bluster.

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Snoosh

Good read, and dirt cheap for Kindle to boot

September 29, 2014

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Well, you can't humble a wing nut, they are mental and for everything you may try, they filter or work backwards from what ever position they have embraced, whether liberal socialist, Tea Party purist, murderous terrorist, Bigfoot believer, etc., but at least this helps you understand them better. It's a collection of essays, all interesting, on human motivation and behavior, including the title one about "wing nuts", the nuts on the extreme wings of any belief. All the essays are short and digestible, and all provide interesting insights into human behavior that can help, not with wingnuts unfortunately, but with fellow associates, your kids, etc. An interesting and fun read.

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Eric

Great Stuff

October 12, 2016

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If you're reading this you're likely a fan of behavioral economics. This is a lively summary of be's greatest hits clearly explained with great examples. I love me some Cass Sunstein.

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julianarangoo

Nice examples of how our cognition and environment influences our behaviour.

October 28, 2016

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Simple and engaging chapters to learn behavioural science examples in the real "crazy" world we live in.

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Randy

Good read

January 29, 2016

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Excellent read. More people should read about the very odd school of behavioral economics. It would save a lot of time framing issues. This is a short read but worth the time.

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Vladimir G Ivanovic

Interesting essays.

December 26, 2014

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Not too long, but long enough to build a plausible case.

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Excellent introduction to the world of biases in society

July 30, 2014

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Mr. Sunstein has written a lot of books similar to this one and he sure knows how to craft a book. This book is eminently readable and engaging. Nonetheless, it is not very thorough in its discussions of biased decision making in the real world. But for anyone interested in getting a good taste of how biases operate in decisionmaking at the personal, political and social level this is an excellent start.

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