Nudge

Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness [Expanded Edition]

By: Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we are all susceptible to various biases that can lead us to blunder.

Our mistakes make us poorer and less healthy; we often make bad decisions involving education, personal finance, health care, mortgages and credit cards, the family, and even the planet itself.

Thaler and Sunstein invite us to enter an alternative world, one that takes our humanness as a given. They show that by knowing how people think, we can design choice environments that make it easier for people to choose what is best for themselves, their families, and their society.

Using colorful examples from the most important aspects of life, Thaler and Sunstein demonstrate how thoughtful "choice architecture" can be established to nudge us in beneficial directions without restricting freedom of choice. Nudge offers a unique new take - from neither the left nor the right - on many hot-button issues, for individuals and governments alike. This is one of the most engaging and provocative audiobooks to come along in many years.

Included in this recording are a bonus chapter and a Postscript that was added in the paperback edition.

Download the accompanying reference guide.

©2009 Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein (P)2009 Gildan Media Corp

It’s good, but has some woke stuff

I enjoyed most of the book
There’s a lot of good stuff
&
There’s also some woke things

Libertarianism - interesting!

An interesting read/listen. Listeners should be aware that this is essentially a political manifesto, laying out the philosophy of libertarianism along with many real examples of the application of this way of thinking. This book is not so much about how an individual can make better decisions but how a government (or a marketer) can "architect" or present the choices so as to influence the "best" choice. The "best" choice could be with respect to the individual, to society as a whole or who ever is trying to sell you something. This book is eye-opening as a warning against sales tactics that might be employed upon you and also a refreshing alternative to traditional politics.

Great, interesting, but the reader is meah

As good as "misbehaving", but the reader is not a. Still interesting though and recommended.

Insightfull, but too long

This is mostly a very interesting, surprising and insightful (audio)book.

But, maybe due to the expanded nature of this version, it becomes at times a little boring on the details. It does this by repeating quite some existing literature but more importantly by discussing at length the details of loans, mortgages, etc.

That said, the book is full of practical tips and tricks about how to improve decisions and behavior on a large scale.

A must read.

A must read. Easy to be influential, and lessons learned will set the path for success - however you define success.

Amazing book,but an error occured in last chapter

The last chapter "Bonus Chapter" was not working properly.It keeps on disconnecting. Audible was showing failed playback as error.

Interesting ideas

I've heard this mentioned on podcasts like Freakonomics. It's certainly interesting when it discusses successful tweaks to behavior, and proposes thought-provoking suggestions for further changes. I don't agree with those theories completely, but it's definitely more interesting than most conversations I have. Perhaps it will inspire listeners to look for situations where they can structure a choice to nudge people in the right direction.

One of those books that sticks with you

I absolutely LOVED listening to this book. It's one of those titles that sticks with you and gives you food for thought well after you've finished listening. I will likely listen to this one again.

very intereating book

i really enjoyed it. It's long, so it coveres a lot of topics. A little dry, but learning isnt always entertaining.

Super interesting

Wow! I learned so much from this book. Not only can we implement some of these recommendations to better society but we can also apply them to our lives to nudge ourselves to make better decisions.