Think like a freak : how to think smarter about almost everything
Title:
Think like a freak : how to think smarter about almost everything
Author:
Levitt, Steven D.
Dubner, Stephen J.
ISBN:
9780141980072
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Books, 2014.
Physical Description:
xi, 268 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Abstract:
Levitt and Dubner take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally-- to think, that is, like a Freak. Whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms, you'll learn to put away your moral compass, think like a child, and discover how incentives rule our world.
What does it mean to think like a freak? -- The three hardest words in the English language -- What's your problem? -- Like a bad dye job, the truth is in the roots -- Think like a child -- Like giving candy to a baby -- What do King Solomon and David Lee Roth have in common? -- How to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded -- The upside of quitting.
Subject:
| Problem solving. |
| Cognitive psychology. |
Summary:
Levitt and Dubner take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally-- to think, that is, like a Freak. Whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms, you'll learn to put away your moral compass, think like a child, and discover how incentives rule our world.
What does it mean to think like a freak? -- The three hardest words in the English language -- What's your problem? -- Like a bad dye job, the truth is in the roots -- Think like a child -- Like giving candy to a baby -- What do King Solomon and David Lee Roth have in common? -- How to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded -- The upside of quitting.