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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
Interesting but nothing you won't read in the other Freakonomics books. I was challenged to come up with a problem in my own life and try to solve it using these methods, but I couldn't come up with one. Not to say I don't have any problems, but they are all too intertwined or complex to be broken down into a single statement that could be used for this test. I'd recommend reading one of the Freakonomics books, but not all of them and probably not this one specifically.
I wanted give Think Like A Freak 5 stars because I'v always enjoyed the engaging stories of the Freak books. Their books are incredibly entertaining and enjoyable for covering what is usually considered a tedious subject of economics and statistics.
Sadly, this book felt like a repeat of what has already been written. They pull from some of the same stories that have been covered in the past including "cars are deadlier than planes" and "prison populations decreased when roe vs wade was passed". Their were a few stories that grabbed my attention like David Lee Roth's use of M&M's to check if staffing was looking at the details of a contract, but mostly it was information already given in past books or just general knowledge.
I don't know that I actually can think like a freak after reading the book either. But it still gets 4 stars because once again, I didn't put it down but finished it to the end.
Sadly, this book felt like a repeat of what has already been written. They pull from some of the same stories that have been covered in the past including "cars are deadlier than planes" and "prison populations decreased when roe vs wade was passed". Their were a few stories that grabbed my attention like David Lee Roth's use of M&M's to check if staffing was looking at the details of a contract, but mostly it was information already given in past books or just general knowledge.
I don't know that I actually can think like a freak after reading the book either. But it still gets 4 stars because once again, I didn't put it down but finished it to the end.
Yeah. They're running out of gas in the franchise. In fact, the last chapter is all about how it's OK to quit, when something is not productive any more.
Which is too bad. Even though the book is mediocre, there's still juice in the idea that interpreting data often goes awry, when it comes to actual causes and policy implications.
Which is too bad. Even though the book is mediocre, there's still juice in the idea that interpreting data often goes awry, when it comes to actual causes and policy implications.
should be required reading for every one. Loved it!!!
Really fun listen - great stories and great ideas of how to approach situations differently than the norm.
As others have commented, there was a lot of recycling of the podcast, which I can listen to for free.
A quick, enjoyable read, but I listen to the podcast religiously, so for me there was a lot of repeated content.
Another illuminating book from Dubner and Levitt that while may have cherrypicked some of its examples, stays consistent with the authors' previous books and provides perspective on how alternative thinking can lead to more significant and satisfying results.
I can't say that I can suddenly think like a freak, but there were some very persuasive stories in it (you'll get it if you read it).