The Halo Effect

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1. akeckJun 2022
   Re this type of study, I highly recommend the book, "The Halo Effect" by Phil Rosenzweig.
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2. akeckDec 2020
   The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig
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3. MikeCaponeFeb 2019
   So many, and I wish I could write a long paragraph on each, but I'm unfortunately short on time. I'm posting any in case just one person who hasn't heard of those checks them out and gets value:

   -Godel, Escher, Bach (Douglas Hosfstadter)

   -The Mindbody Prescription (John E. Sarno, completely cured my long-term crippling RSI that kept me from using computers and was ruining my life)

   -Feeling Good (Dr. Burns, cognitive therapy mostly centered on depression, but I want to learn about this before I have depression so that I can avoid it and do 'maintenance' on myself)

   -The 5 Love Languages (Gary Chapman, made me understand a lot more about how people express and receive love, and the problems that arise from mismatched languages in relationships)

   -Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman (you guys probably already know this)

   -The Blank Slate (Steven Pinker)

   -The Snowball (Warren Buffett biography)

   -Influence (Robert B. Cialdini)

   -Your Money or Your Life (Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin)

   -When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace (Le Ly Hayslip)

   -The Halo Effect (Phil Rosenzweig)

   -The LessWrong.com sequences on rationality

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4. kristianpOct 2017
   Read "The Halo Effect" instead of a Jim Collins book. https://www.amazon.com/Halo-Effect-Business-Delusions-Manage...
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5. refurbNov 2016
   A great book on this is "The Halo Effect". It specifically calls out "Good to Great" as an example of really poorly done research that does nothing but call out coincidences.

   The one part I loved about the book is when it provides tips on how to identify these "empty" claims. Things like "we spent 3 years putting this analysis together!", which does nothing to support their claims, but just creates the impression that "wow! this must be true!".

   https://www.amazon.com/Halo-Effect-Business-Delusions-Manage...

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6. refurbApr 2014
   If you're going to read that book, I'd suggest you read "The Halo Effect" as well. It talks about how questionable the "retrospective" research from these books is.

   http://www.amazon.com/The-Halo-Effect-Business-Delusions/dp/...

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