Mindware
A psychology expert offers a tool kit for thinking more clearly and making better decisions, explaining how to reframe problems using simplified concepts from science and statistics, including the law of large numbers, statistical regression, cost-benefit analysis, and causation and correlation.
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2recommend
2mentions
2people
2022years
100% recommend
What Hacker News says
- I read many books in field of psychology focusing on rationality / irrationality. I think some of the best are:
Mindware by Richard Nisbett - a researcher focusing on this for decades distills his best insight in a recent book.
https://www.amazon.com/Mindware-Tools-Thinking-Richard-Nisbe...
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely - a classic book in the field.
https://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expand...
- You may find the following useful;
* The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving by Morgan Jones.
* Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking by Richard Nisbett.
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