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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
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Was expecting more. It was more short stories (again) than actually giving advice.
This book was very thought provoking and cleverly written. The voice of the authors is humorous and approachable; they seem honest about how they present the concepts and research they conducted. The ideas were helpful in making me think differently in my roles as partner, parent, teacher, and learner. I would recommend this book to the teacher researcher or person willing to examine ideas from multiple perspectives. They even have a podcast, might have to check that out too!
Quick read. Interesting statistics and makes you want to question the obvious.
challenging
funny
informative
medium-paced
Last book of these guys is like last book of Dan Brown.. Its not bad but its more like "been there and seen that"
Substantial portion of the book is enjoyable.
Substantial portion of the book is enjoyable.
Fascinating look at how people often fail to look beyond traditional methods when problem-solving, with some great examples of what can be achieved when you open yourself up to other possibilities and 'think like a freak'.
What an absolutely amazing book. I read this book immediately after I finally read Freakonomics, and it didn’t disappoint. I love books that help me up my critical thinking game and looking at the world in different ways, and this was an epic book that helped me do just that.
I don't know why there's so much criticism about it. This book is not for the podcast listeners because they use their investigations in both the podcast and the book and it can be repetitive. But I don't really care, even if it's the same story, there're really some advice to think differently and to see the world from a different view. I don't care if I had already listened to the story about the hot-dog eating guy, because the approach is different.
It's like reading the book and watching the movie!
It's like reading the book and watching the movie!
Easily the worst of the trilogy. The last pages hinted this might be the last book and I hope they stick to it. There is little original research that I haven't come across in other books. they attempt to establish and underlying theme and fail miserably at it. As a true fan of the first two books I have to say that the time has come to stop milking this cow for all its worth. The popularization of behavioural economics and pop culture sociology has crowded out the market and there isn't enough research being completed fast enough for all the books being pumped out by Ariely, Pink, Kahnmen and the authors of this book.
This was a short read, stretched out at times unnecessarily and read like a magazine or series of blog posts. I hope they continue with the podcasts and blogging but until they complete some original research and add some much needed humility, I hope they let this brand die in peace.
This was a short read, stretched out at times unnecessarily and read like a magazine or series of blog posts. I hope they continue with the podcasts and blogging but until they complete some original research and add some much needed humility, I hope they let this brand die in peace.