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 summaries, podcast summaries, and some other things
I liked The Paradox of Choice. I liked it enough to read it twice. Schwartz makes some excellent points that paved the […]
In Stumbling on Happiness, Daniel Gilbert explains why we consistently err in predicting what will make us happy. It’s a funny and […]
A message that comes through strongly in Barry Schwartz’s The Paradox of Choice is the idea that we should try to become […]
In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz set out two decision-making styles: maximising and satisficing. Maximisers aim to choose the best option […]
We often assume that more choice is better. After al, if we don’t like the added options, can’t we just ignore them? […]
This summary of The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive by Brian Christian discusses the essence of […]
When it comes to books about power and strategy, two of the most famous are The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli and The […]
This post levies specific criticisms at Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Although the book is an entertaining read, it’s riddled with […]
This book summary of Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks explains how to find your story, craft it, and tell it to others. Buy […]
In this book summary of McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, I set out Ronald Purser’s key objections to McMindfulness […]