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489 reviews for:
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Steven D. Levitt
3.7 AVERAGE
489 reviews for:
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Steven D. Levitt
3.7 AVERAGE
An expansion of Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, however - much too short in comparison and only adds a little to what pre-exists in the previous two books. For a newcomer I might recommend it, but I would certainly recommend they try the others more.
I enjoyed this book. It helped me think about how to frame questions. Of the three books by the authors, Freakonomics is still my favorite.
I raced through this book, finished it in just day. It's very immersive, but on the other hand, maybe too jumpy. I think they used too many examples, not allowing enough depth for each one. So I took away some good stories, but I don't think I'll remember what a freak thinks like in a week or two.
funny
informative
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
This book was a nice quick read. It used examples to show how changing the way we all think could benefit us. I found some chapters completely relevant to my everyday life (see chapter 7 for sure) and some were just interesting. I think I will make this book a yearly read until I am Thinking Like a Freak naturally. Definitely recommended if you haven't listened to their radio show.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Eh, it was fine. Does get you thinking.
I liked a few chapters in particular, especially the one about quitting, though not that many.
And a very, very short read, too, which was disappointing, but a decent experience overall.
This was just "ok" - not as good as the Freakonomics books. In fact, this book felt like a rehash of a lot of things covered in those books.
While the first two in the series were interesting, I took more away from this one. The fundraising and quitting chapters had some good food for thought, in particular.