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lizzycatslibrary's review against another edition
1.0
I listened to this in audio book. I made it through 9 hours and 20 minutes. I had 2 hours left to go and I could not do it. I would say it’s pretty sufficient to read a couple of chapter and be done with it. It’s just ramming example after example in your head. I just couldn’t do it. Bored. So bored. Even the author reading it sounded bored. Sorry not sorry.
nicha_bibliophilia's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
jlink17's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
geneluigi's review against another edition
3.0
Good: a pretty interesting introduction to choice architecture and the basics. It has funny stories and it also makes a point on how "willpower" is just simply B.S.
He has a good point on several ideas to improve people's pool of choices, but I don't think the authors know how it works when you actually have to sit on the table with a politician and explain why something matters. And in the same way, I don't think that many people in the advocacy world know for real how psycho-social interventions work.
Also: It made me think a lot about the limitations of nudges in the public health area and how to link them with policies.
Bad-ish: if you're not from the U.S, it's hard to relate to the vast majority of the examples.
Ugly: Again, it seems like they forgot that Skinner, Bijou, Baer and other cool folks contributed a huge lot to the behavioral part of "behavioral economics"
He has a good point on several ideas to improve people's pool of choices, but I don't think the authors know how it works when you actually have to sit on the table with a politician and explain why something matters. And in the same way, I don't think that many people in the advocacy world know for real how psycho-social interventions work.
Also: It made me think a lot about the limitations of nudges in the public health area and how to link them with policies.
Bad-ish: if you're not from the U.S, it's hard to relate to the vast majority of the examples.
Ugly: Again, it seems like they forgot that Skinner, Bijou, Baer and other cool folks contributed a huge lot to the behavioral part of "behavioral economics"
eastcoastobrien's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
smolgalaxybrain's review against another edition
informative
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medium-paced
3.75
TLDR: I like the first half of the book that covers the basis of their theory, but for an international final edition book, I found their examples at the back end of the book very american centric, or at the very least very european centric. Also found it hard to read the last half as it began to feel very repetitive. I understand the function of multiple examples, but felt like it could be shortened.