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lilyofthevalley_reads's review against another edition
I didn’t actually get as far as 57%, I just skipped large portions of the book that didn’t interest me. I do like the idea of this book, I just don’t think I liked all of the ways it went about it.
bobbywilson0's review
3.0
Some interesting little tidbits, and concepts. It does feel a bit dated and could have probably been a much shorter book.
lizzycatslibrary's review
1.0
I listened to this in audio book. I made it through 9 hours and 20 minutes. I had 2 hours left to go and I could not do it. I would say it’s pretty sufficient to read a couple of chapter and be done with it. It’s just ramming example after example in your head. I just couldn’t do it. Bored. So bored. Even the author reading it sounded bored. Sorry not sorry.
nicha_bibliophilia's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
jlink17's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
geneluigi's review
3.0
Good: a pretty interesting introduction to choice architecture and the basics. It has funny stories and it also makes a point on how "willpower" is just simply B.S.
He has a good point on several ideas to improve people's pool of choices, but I don't think the authors know how it works when you actually have to sit on the table with a politician and explain why something matters. And in the same way, I don't think that many people in the advocacy world know for real how psycho-social interventions work.
Also: It made me think a lot about the limitations of nudges in the public health area and how to link them with policies.
Bad-ish: if you're not from the U.S, it's hard to relate to the vast majority of the examples.
Ugly: Again, it seems like they forgot that Skinner, Bijou, Baer and other cool folks contributed a huge lot to the behavioral part of "behavioral economics"
He has a good point on several ideas to improve people's pool of choices, but I don't think the authors know how it works when you actually have to sit on the table with a politician and explain why something matters. And in the same way, I don't think that many people in the advocacy world know for real how psycho-social interventions work.
Also: It made me think a lot about the limitations of nudges in the public health area and how to link them with policies.
Bad-ish: if you're not from the U.S, it's hard to relate to the vast majority of the examples.
Ugly: Again, it seems like they forgot that Skinner, Bijou, Baer and other cool folks contributed a huge lot to the behavioral part of "behavioral economics"