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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
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Can't go wrong with Stephen and Stephen. Being an ardent podcast subscriber for many years, infact, got hooked up to podcasts due to Freakonomics Radio, I just got to listen to the book and was a pleasant treat. Even though most of the topics are what they have already discussed in depth in their podcasts, this book summarises the key stories and points in a compact format, a great reference book for dinner parties if you do entertain the analytical crowds. Good references to Richard Thaler's book, Nudge. I place it with a general compendium of books from Malcolm Gladwell (What the dog saw and other adventures), Seth Godin, Daniel Kahenrman and Dan Ariely.
An okay read - but doesn't contain any groundbreaking information on how to think a little different to get yourself ahead/be a little more successful. As always, it is very witty. Don't be too pressed to cross this one off your reading list.
Some interesting stories, but much of the content was recycled from other venues (podcasts and whatnot) so not much new for readers.
Think like an economist. Think like an innovator. Think like a genius. What sounds better? How about, 'Think Like a Freak.'
That's just what Levitt and Dubner invite you to do in their sequel, "Think Like a Freak." If you've had any experience reading any of their previous books, Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, then you'll know that this is another economics-based narrative of the world around us. However, instead of trying to focus on some larger topics at hand, they used this book to give the reader a chance to think just like they do. But to do so, we need to let go f our preconceived notions of the correct way to think, and flip it upside our head. And that's just what they offer.
Why should we say, "I don't know?" Why does it help to ask simple, child-like questions to complex ideas? How does failure have an upside? If you can answer these, perhaps you may already be well on your way to looking at the world in strange, new ways. But if not, then take a chance. Allow your curiosity to run wild, all with a little help from our friends Levitt and Dubner. Who knows? You might be able to solve the next world issue by pointing out what all the experts in the field have missed: the obvious.
For fans of the Freaknomics series, a great read!
That's just what Levitt and Dubner invite you to do in their sequel, "Think Like a Freak." If you've had any experience reading any of their previous books, Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, then you'll know that this is another economics-based narrative of the world around us. However, instead of trying to focus on some larger topics at hand, they used this book to give the reader a chance to think just like they do. But to do so, we need to let go f our preconceived notions of the correct way to think, and flip it upside our head. And that's just what they offer.
Why should we say, "I don't know?" Why does it help to ask simple, child-like questions to complex ideas? How does failure have an upside? If you can answer these, perhaps you may already be well on your way to looking at the world in strange, new ways. But if not, then take a chance. Allow your curiosity to run wild, all with a little help from our friends Levitt and Dubner. Who knows? You might be able to solve the next world issue by pointing out what all the experts in the field have missed: the obvious.
For fans of the Freaknomics series, a great read!
3.5*
This was a very easy and fun read for me. I'm always looking forward learning new stuff and adopt a different way of thinking. This book didn't teach me anything new really...Is it because I already think like a freak? Perhaps...Regardless, I really enjoyed this book. Loved the writing style and I overall just appreciated learning new trivial facts about hot-dogs competitions and David Lee Roth.
This was a very easy and fun read for me. I'm always looking forward learning new stuff and adopt a different way of thinking. This book didn't teach me anything new really...Is it because I already think like a freak? Perhaps...Regardless, I really enjoyed this book. Loved the writing style and I overall just appreciated learning new trivial facts about hot-dogs competitions and David Lee Roth.
The brains on these guys, wow. Their outlook on certain events and problems are mind-boggling. This is definitely a good read for those who want to expand their mind a bit, and it's also not boring. They keep up the excitement from the beginning to the last second.
I generally enjoy this series because the authors promote fun, divergent manners of thinking and analysis. This one is no different. The closest thing they have to a self-help book, though it's just as much entertainment as it is advice.