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Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness
by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
This book was recommended to me by a friend, and I’m glad it was. I listened to it on audiobook and found it easy to follow while I driving, running, or doing things around the house.
While much of this book is about how we should formulate policies and programs, I think most readers will find the principles applicable to their own lives.
We all are “choice architects” in some way. For some of us, our jobs involve designing programs or options for stakeholders, clients or customers. Anyone involved in public service or service-oriented groups might find themselves designing options. And if nothing else, we design options and influence the choices of our friends and family all the time.
With an open mind and a bit of creativity, this book will likely spur one to at least consider ways they may…nudge others, if nothing else.
Oh, be prepared to hear “Libertarian Paternalism” a lot. I didn’t like the term at first, and still don’t, but I like concept. Looking out for each other is part of what makes us human. Being afforded the freedom to make our own choices is how we maintain our liberty. Striking a fair balance between the two is what this book is about.
While much of this book is about how we should formulate policies and programs, I think most readers will find the principles applicable to their own lives.
We all are “choice architects” in some way. For some of us, our jobs involve designing programs or options for stakeholders, clients or customers. Anyone involved in public service or service-oriented groups might find themselves designing options. And if nothing else, we design options and influence the choices of our friends and family all the time.
With an open mind and a bit of creativity, this book will likely spur one to at least consider ways they may…nudge others, if nothing else.
Oh, be prepared to hear “Libertarian Paternalism” a lot. I didn’t like the term at first, and still don’t, but I like concept. Looking out for each other is part of what makes us human. Being afforded the freedom to make our own choices is how we maintain our liberty. Striking a fair balance between the two is what this book is about.