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agnexperience 's review for:
Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness
by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
As with all similar books, it's a mix of science and colorful examples. I was not that impressed at the beginning, but I liked the depth in the end + it made me really think about retirement and pensions and stuff, a topic which I really, really like to avoid. So props for that.
The basic concept of libertarian paternalism (retaining freedom of choice while still affecting average behaviour) is quite enticing, but some of the examples didn't really account for the burden that a risky choice would put on society later. They acknowledged this, but well, I still wouldn't let people waive their right to a safe working environment :D
I really liked the parts about default options, forced choices and "save more tomorrow", haven't come across anything similar before.
So I think Nudge it's worth a read.
“First, never underestimate the power of inertia. Second, that power can be harnessed.”
The basic concept of libertarian paternalism (retaining freedom of choice while still affecting average behaviour) is quite enticing, but some of the examples didn't really account for the burden that a risky choice would put on society later. They acknowledged this, but well, I still wouldn't let people waive their right to a safe working environment :D
I really liked the parts about default options, forced choices and "save more tomorrow", haven't come across anything similar before.
So I think Nudge it's worth a read.
“First, never underestimate the power of inertia. Second, that power can be harnessed.”