Book Summary: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
My latest summary is for The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande. It explains how the humble checklist […]
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Book Summary: The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
This summary of The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by […]
Book Summary: The Big Short by Michael Lewis
This summary of The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis explains what exactly went down during the 2007 Global […]
Problems with “The Paradox of Choice”
I liked The Paradox of Choice. I liked it enough to read it twice. Schwartz makes some excellent points that paved the […]
Book Summary: Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
This summary of Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert explains why we consistently err in predicting what will make us happy. The […]
Book Summary: The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant is a sweeping examination of history, human nature, and the patterns that we […]
Can maximisers become satisficers? If so, how?
A message that comes through strongly in Barry Schwartz’s The Paradox of Choice is the idea that we should try to become […]
Why should you want to be a satisficer?
In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz set out two decision-making styles: maximising and satisficing. Maximisers aim to choose the best option […]
Book Summary: The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
We often assume that more choice is better. After al, if we don’t like the added options, can’t we just ignore them? […]
Why I write criticisms of books
When I started law school, I’d read the majority judgement in a case and find that I completely agreed with it. Satisfied […]