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487 reviews for:
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Steven D. Levitt
3.7 AVERAGE
487 reviews for:
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Steven D. Levitt
3.7 AVERAGE
This book is more didactical than the first two books which are economic ideas mostly backed up by anecdotes. In this one, the authors encourage readers to think critically and form opinions on sound data, challenge prevailing assumptions, stay curious, and ask the right questions to make better decisions.
Very well written with some good real-life examples. Steven and Stephen urge us to think differently every chance we get and offer valuable ways in which we can do that. It's written in a simple enough language to be understood by anyone who is not an economist.
Some of my favorite chapters include 'Think like a child' and 'The upside of quitting'. Both sound very unusual but the authors made good points in order to convince the reader of their approach.
Might pick up more books be these guys. Was a fun read that I was able to finish faster than I expected.
Some of my favorite chapters include 'Think like a child' and 'The upside of quitting'. Both sound very unusual but the authors made good points in order to convince the reader of their approach.
Might pick up more books be these guys. Was a fun read that I was able to finish faster than I expected.
Very much a tip of the iceberg look into how the authors approached their work in previous books and then give us ideas and anecdotes that can inspire us to make our own connections and ideas. It didn't offer anything new, but it was a neat read.
I've long been a great admirer of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, so I could not miss this last effort of the author. The book is bright, clear and, above all, extremely funny; it has the power to make clear to me things that until now had not even seemed problems!
Sono da tempo una grande estimatrice di Freakonomics e Superfreakonomics, quindi non potevo farmi sfuggire quest'ultima fatica degli autori. Il libro é brillante, chiaro e soprattutto estremamente divertente, ha il potere di far capire anche a me cose che fino ad ora non mi erano sembrate nemmeno problemi.
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND PENGUINS BOOK (UK) FOR THE PREVIEW!
Sono da tempo una grande estimatrice di Freakonomics e Superfreakonomics, quindi non potevo farmi sfuggire quest'ultima fatica degli autori. Il libro é brillante, chiaro e soprattutto estremamente divertente, ha il potere di far capire anche a me cose che fino ad ora non mi erano sembrate nemmeno problemi.
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND PENGUINS BOOK (UK) FOR THE PREVIEW!
If you like the podcast you'll have heard some of this most likely but it's still pretty good. Their usual whit does not disappoint. Quick & fast read.
It was awesome, just like the other Freakanomic books. The only drawback was that I listen to the podcasts on a regular basis, so there was some repeat information from that. Otherwise it was a fantastic read.
Solid OK. I started listening to the podcast before I read the book, but it seemed like every story they shared wasn’t anything new. If you listen to the podcast before reading the story-none of this will be new information. It’s almost like they recycle the content of this book and use it on the pod. Still a good listen but not worth it in the slightest.
Found some of the details in this book too similar to previous Freak books. Still it was entertaining. I'd even recommend it to my son who has liked Freakonomics.
Loved the premise of the book and it started out great but then fell a little flat for me. I feel like I could have gotten the same benefit in one hour long podcast