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58. Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist?

People I (Mostly) Admire

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The Psychology of Nudges

In spite of his general and continuing skepticism about behavior l economics, nudge completely changed the way i think about the world. When faced with a new problem, it used to be that i'd say, should i use incentives or teach them to do it better? But now, after your book, i always start thinking about nudges. It was an important topic that people hadn't thought enough about.

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