geowhaley 's review for:

Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein

5.0

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My Recommendation: I would definitely recommend this if you have any interest in business, sociology, politics, marketing, fundraising, entrepreneurship or anything tangentially connected to these. It’s a fascinating look into how people’s brains work and how our brains work within a society. I think it would be very interesting to see an update of this book now that it’s almost 10 years old.

My Response: I’m really taking to heart all of the articles I read about the most successful people and I’m trying to read one nonfiction book that will teach me something every month this year. I just looked back on all my stats from the last year and I’ve averaged 16 nonfiction books a year.

I’m still not 100% sure what list I saw this on, but I picked up a copy back in August of 2016. It was probably when I started reading about the importance of mental acuity and keeping your mind sharp and constantly learning how to do new things. That or it was when I was dealing with some craziness at work and needed all the advice I could get! Pick any number of these professional development books and you’ll see what I mean, specifically those dealing with conflict.

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