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"Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo--he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn't absolutely need. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. In Goodbye, Things Sasaki modestly shares his...
5) Animal spirits: how human psychology drives the economy, and why it matters for global capitalism
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Princeton University Press
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c2009
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"George A. Akerlof, Co-Winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics" "Robert J. Shiller, Co-Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics" "Winner of the 2009 International Book Award, getAbstract" "Co-Winner of the 2010 Silver Medal Book Award in Entrepreneurship, Axiom Business" "Co-Winner of the 2010 Robert Lane Award for the Best Book in Political Psychology, American Political Science Association" "Winner of the 2009 Paul A. Samuelson Award for...
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Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask but Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life;...
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"In 2014, Liz Thames and her husband, Nate, were conventional young urban professionals working nine-to-five jobs. But the rat race had worn them down, and they dreamed of becoming modern-day homesteaders in rural Vermont. Determined to retire as early as possible in order to start living each day--as opposed to wishing time away working for the weekends--they enaceted a plan to save as much money as they could. In less than three years, Liz and Nate...
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
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"Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying a clock radio, selling basketball tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. More importantly, our misbehavior has serious consequences. Dismissed at first...
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