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📉 Prospect Theory

Explorations of Kahneman and Tversky's groundbreaking framework showing how people evaluate gains and losses asymmetrically, reshaping economics, psychology, and decision science.
Choices, Values, and Frames
by Daniel Kahneman • 2000
Dollars are not interchangeable, losses outweigh gains two to one, and wording shapes every choice.
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1k+
🧪 Behavioral Economics🎯 Decision Theory🧠 Cognitive Biases💰 Money Psychology⚖️ Risk Perception
Choices, Values, and Frames Summary
Choices, Values, and Frames 91%
Dollars are not interchangeable, losses outweigh gains two to one, and wording shapes every choice.
by Daniel Kahneman 2000
4.23
1k+ ratings
🧪 Behavioral Economics🎯 Decision Theory🧠 Cognitive Biases💰 Money Psychology⚖️ Risk Perception
The Winner's Curse
by Richard H. Thaler • 1991
Economic models assume you're rational; auctions, risk, and mental accounting prove otherwise.
3.82
611
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Cognitive Biases📉 Market Anomalies🎲 Risk Perception🤝 Social Preferences
The Winner's Curse Summary
The Winner's Curse 91%
Economic models assume you're rational; auctions, risk, and mental accounting prove otherwise.
by Richard H. Thaler 1991
3.82
611 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🤔 Cognitive Biases📉 Market Anomalies🎲 Risk Perception🤝 Social Preferences
An Economist Walks into a Brothel
by Allison Schrager • 2019
An economist sizes up risk in brothels, poker rooms, and monster waves, then hands us the rules.
3.56
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Risk Management📈 Everyday Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases☁️ Uncertainty And Risk
An Economist Walks into a Brothel Summary
An Economist Walks into a Brothel 91%
An economist sizes up risk in brothels, poker rooms, and monster waves, then hands us the rules.
by Allison Schrager 2019
3.56
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Risk Management📈 Everyday Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases☁️ Uncertainty And Risk
Choose Wisely
by Barry Schwartz • 2025
Decision theory was built on a casino metaphor. The price: meaning, virtue, and practical wisdom.
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60
📈 Behavioral Economics🧠 Decision Theory🏛️ Aristotelian Ethics🦉 Practical Wisdom🖼️ Framing Effects
Choose Wisely Summary
Choose Wisely 91%
Decision theory was built on a casino metaphor. The price: meaning, virtue, and practical wisdom.
by Barry Schwartz 2025
3.42
60 ratings
📈 Behavioral Economics🧠 Decision Theory🏛️ Aristotelian Ethics🦉 Practical Wisdom🖼️ Framing Effects
Risk Intelligence
by Dylan Evans • 2012
Your probability estimates are worse than you think. It's trainable, and the payoff is real.
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256
📊 Risk Literacy🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probability Estimation📈 Bayesian Thinking
Risk Intelligence Summary
Risk Intelligence 90%
Your probability estimates are worse than you think. It's trainable, and the payoff is real.
by Dylan Evans 2012
3.71
256 ratings
📊 Risk Literacy🧠 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probability Estimation📈 Bayesian Thinking
Judgment In Managerial Decision Making
by Max H. Bazerman • 1986
Managers' mental shortcuts are predictable and often wrong. Here's how to catch them.
3.97
540
🧠 Organizational Behavior📊 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🤝 Negotiation Strategy⚖️ Ethical Decision Making
Judgment In Managerial Decision Making Summary
Judgment In Managerial Decision Making 90%
Managers' mental shortcuts are predictable and often wrong. Here's how to catch them.
by Max H. Bazerman 1986
3.97
540 ratings
🧠 Organizational Behavior📊 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🤝 Negotiation Strategy⚖️ Ethical Decision Making
Ergodicity
by Luca Dellanna • 2020
Why a bet that works for a hundred people destroys the one who repeats it.
4.05
314
🛡️ Risk Management🧠 Decision Theory🔬 Behavioral Economics🎲 Probability Thinking⏳ Long-Term Thinking
Ergodicity Summary
Ergodicity 90%
Why a bet that works for a hundred people destroys the one who repeats it.
by Luca Dellanna 2020
4.05
314 ratings
🛡️ Risk Management🧠 Decision Theory🔬 Behavioral Economics🎲 Probability Thinking⏳ Long-Term Thinking
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book
by The 30 Minute Expert Series • 2013
You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.
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31
📉 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🗺 Heuristics🔬 Dual Process Theory💸 Loss Aversion
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book Summary
Thinking Fast and Slow in 30 Minutes - The Expert Guide to Daniel Kahneman's Critically Acclaimed Book 90%
You jump to conclusions because you're wired to. Those jumps follow a script you can learn.
by The 30 Minute Expert Series 2013
3.87
31 ratings
📉 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🗺 Heuristics🔬 Dual Process Theory💸 Loss Aversion
The Poker Face of Wall Street
by Aaron Brown • 2006
Finance is a poker game. The rules are probability, psychology, and the well-timed bluff.
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208
🛡️ Risk Management🧠 Trading Psychology♠️ Poker And Trading📉 Behavioral Economics♟️ Game Theory
The Poker Face of Wall Street Summary
The Poker Face of Wall Street 90%
Finance is a poker game. The rules are probability, psychology, and the well-timed bluff.
by Aaron Brown 2006
3.54
208 ratings
🛡️ Risk Management🧠 Trading Psychology♠️ Poker And Trading📉 Behavioral Economics♟️ Game Theory
Fooled By Randomness & The Black Swan
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2008
Stability is an illusion, prediction is a scam: the architecture of a life that needs the chaos.
4.17
287
🎲 Probability Theory⚠️ Hidden Risks🧠 Cognitive Biases💼 Behavioral Economics🔍 Skeptical Empiricism
Fooled By Randomness & The Black Swan Summary
Fooled By Randomness & The Black Swan 90%
Stability is an illusion, prediction is a scam: the architecture of a life that needs the chaos.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2008
4.17
287 ratings
🎲 Probability Theory⚠️ Hidden Risks🧠 Cognitive Biases💼 Behavioral Economics🔍 Skeptical Empiricism
Against the Gods
by Peter L. Bernstein • 1996
The modern world began when humans stopped blaming the gods and started calculating the odds.
3.95
15k+
🛡️ Risk Management📜 Financial History🎲 Probability Theory🏛️ Intellectual History🧠 Behavioral Economics
Against the Gods Summary
Against the Gods 90%
The modern world began when humans stopped blaming the gods and started calculating the odds.
by Peter L. Bernstein 1996
3.95
15k+ ratings
🛡️ Risk Management📜 Financial History🎲 Probability Theory🏛️ Intellectual History🧠 Behavioral Economics
Beyond Greed and Fear
by Hersh Shefrin • 1999
Why investors consistently make the same psychological mistakes, and how to profit from them.
3.70
277
🧠 Behavioral Finance💹 Investment Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Loss Aversion💰 Mental Accounting
Beyond Greed and Fear Summary
Beyond Greed and Fear 90%
Why investors consistently make the same psychological mistakes, and how to profit from them.
by Hersh Shefrin 1999
3.70
277 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Finance💹 Investment Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Loss Aversion💰 Mental Accounting
The Laws of Trading
by Agustin Lebron • 2019
The rules that keep traders alive are the same rules that govern every decision you make.
4.03
426
🧠 Trading Psychology🛡️ Risk Management💡 Behavioral Economics🏗️ Model Building📡 Information Asymmetry
The Laws of Trading Summary
The Laws of Trading 90%
The rules that keep traders alive are the same rules that govern every decision you make.
by Agustin Lebron 2019
4.03
426 ratings
🧠 Trading Psychology🛡️ Risk Management💡 Behavioral Economics🏗️ Model Building📡 Information Asymmetry
Skin in the Game
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2018
Your opinion only counts if you have something to lose. Without that, expertise is theater.
3.91
32k+
🎲 Asymmetric Risk⚖️ Incentive Alignment🛡️ Risk Management🗳️ Minority Influence🔨 Practitioner Knowledge
Skin in the Game Summary
Skin in the Game 90%
Your opinion only counts if you have something to lose. Without that, expertise is theater.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018
3.91
32k+ ratings
🎲 Asymmetric Risk⚖️ Incentive Alignment🛡️ Risk Management🗳️ Minority Influence🔨 Practitioner Knowledge
The Flaw of Averages
by Sam L. Savage • 2009
A single average can sink your plan. The missing skill: thinking in distributions.
3.86
574
🧠 Decision Science🎲 Probabilistic Thinking⚠️ Risk Management🧩 Cognitive Biases🎰 Monte Carlo Methods
The Flaw of Averages Summary
The Flaw of Averages 90%
A single average can sink your plan. The missing skill: thinking in distributions.
by Sam L. Savage 2009
3.86
574 ratings
🧠 Decision Science🎲 Probabilistic Thinking⚠️ Risk Management🧩 Cognitive Biases🎰 Monte Carlo Methods
How to Decide
by Annie Duke • 2020
Separating luck from skill: the poker champion's toolkit for decisions you won't regret.
3.96
3k+
🧱 Decision Frameworks🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🎲 Probability Thinking🗺️ Mental Models
How to Decide Summary
How to Decide 90%
Separating luck from skill: the poker champion's toolkit for decisions you won't regret.
by Annie Duke 2020
3.96
3k+ ratings
🧱 Decision Frameworks🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🎲 Probability Thinking🗺️ Mental Models
Fooled by Randomness
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2001
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
4.08
72k+
📈 Financial Markets🔬 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Risk Management🔍 Decision Quality
Fooled by Randomness Summary
Fooled by Randomness 90%
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2001
4.08
72k+ ratings
📈 Financial Markets🔬 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Risk Management🔍 Decision Quality
The Undoing Project
by Michael Lewis • 2016
Two men, one mind. The friendship that mapped the hidden flaws in every human judgment.
3.99
64k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔬 Cognitive Psychology⚠️ Cognitive Biases🎲 Risk Perception📖 Intellectual Biography
The Undoing Project Summary
The Undoing Project 90%
Two men, one mind. The friendship that mapped the hidden flaws in every human judgment.
by Michael Lewis 2016
3.99
64k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔬 Cognitive Psychology⚠️ Cognitive Biases🎲 Risk Perception📖 Intellectual Biography
An Introduction to Decision Theory
by Martin Peterson • 2009
Probability is a philosophical puzzle; how you define it changes what counts as rational.
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131
🧠 Decision Science⚖️ Rational Choice Theory🎲 Philosophy Of Probability♟️ Game Theory⚠️ Risk And Uncertainty
An Introduction to Decision Theory Summary
An Introduction to Decision Theory 90%
Probability is a philosophical puzzle; how you define it changes what counts as rational.
by Martin Peterson 2009
3.77
131 ratings
🧠 Decision Science⚖️ Rational Choice Theory🎲 Philosophy Of Probability♟️ Game Theory⚠️ Risk And Uncertainty
Choice Theory
by Michael Allingham • 2002
The architecture of rational choice, from menus to elections, and where the logic finally breaks.
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🧠 Decision Theory🤔 Rational Choice🎲 Game Theory🎯 Risk And Uncertainty🗳️ Voting Paradoxes
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory 90%
The architecture of rational choice, from menus to elections, and where the logic finally breaks.
by Michael Allingham 2002
2.69
234 ratings
🧠 Decision Theory🤔 Rational Choice🎲 Game Theory🎯 Risk And Uncertainty🗳️ Voting Paradoxes
Inside the Investor's Brain
by Richard L. Peterson • 2007
Your brain is a catastrophic investor. Here is the neuroscience to override it.
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84
📉 Behavioral Finance🧠 Investing Psychology🔬 Neuroeconomics🧩 Cognitive Biases🧘 Emotional Regulation
Inside the Investor's Brain Summary
Inside the Investor's Brain 90%
Your brain is a catastrophic investor. Here is the neuroscience to override it.
by Richard L. Peterson 2007
3.81
84 ratings
📉 Behavioral Finance🧠 Investing Psychology🔬 Neuroeconomics🧩 Cognitive Biases🧘 Emotional Regulation
On the Edge
by Nate Silver • 2024
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
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6k+
🎲 Risk Cultures📊 Quantitative Thinking🎮 Game Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics⚔️ Culture Wars
On the Edge Summary
On the Edge 90%
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
by Nate Silver 2024
3.66
6k+ ratings
🎲 Risk Cultures📊 Quantitative Thinking🎮 Game Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics⚔️ Culture Wars
Chancing It
by Robert Matthews • 2017
How a formula from 17th-century gambling can tell you what any decision is worth.
3.81
227
🎲 Probability Theory📊 Statistical Thinking🧮 Bayesian Reasoning⚠️ Risk Assessment🧠 Cognitive Biases
Chancing It Summary
Chancing It 90%
How a formula from 17th-century gambling can tell you what any decision is worth.
by Robert Matthews 2017
3.81
227 ratings
🎲 Probability Theory📊 Statistical Thinking🧮 Bayesian Reasoning⚠️ Risk Assessment🧠 Cognitive Biases
Rock Breaks Scissors
by William Poundstone • 2014
Why you can outguess anyone: the predictable mistakes we make when we try to be random.
3.50
772
📈 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🔍 Pattern Recognition🎲 Applied Probability📝 Test-Taking Strategies
Rock Breaks Scissors Summary
Rock Breaks Scissors 90%
Why you can outguess anyone: the predictable mistakes we make when we try to be random.
by William Poundstone 2014
3.50
772 ratings
📈 Behavioral Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases🔍 Pattern Recognition🎲 Applied Probability📝 Test-Taking Strategies
Maxims for Thinking Analytically
by Dan Levy • 2021
Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.
3.92
583
🧠 Decision Science📋 Policy Analysis🎲 Probabilistic Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🧩 Mental Models
Maxims for Thinking Analytically Summary
Maxims for Thinking Analytically 90%
Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.
by Dan Levy 2021
3.92
583 ratings
🧠 Decision Science📋 Policy Analysis🎲 Probabilistic Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🧩 Mental Models
Heuristics and Biases
by Thomas Gilovich • 2002
The mental shortcuts that speed your thinking also produce your most predictable mistakes.
4.39
477
🧠 Cognitive Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases💭 Intuitive Judgment🔄 Dual Process Theory
Heuristics and Biases Summary
Heuristics and Biases 90%
The mental shortcuts that speed your thinking also produce your most predictable mistakes.
by Thomas Gilovich 2002
4.39
477 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases💭 Intuitive Judgment🔄 Dual Process Theory
Adaptive Markets
by Andrew W. Lo • 2017
Financial markets are jungles, not machines: biology, not physics, explains crashes and alpha.
4.06
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics📈 Investor Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Economics📊 Market Efficiency🛡️ Risk Management
Adaptive Markets Summary
Adaptive Markets 90%
Financial markets are jungles, not machines: biology, not physics, explains crashes and alpha.
by Andrew W. Lo 2017
4.06
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📈 Investor Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Economics📊 Market Efficiency🛡️ Risk Management
Sway
by Ori Brafman • 2008
Seven invisible biases that make rational people overpay, overstay, and reject free money.
3.78
20k+
💰 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Value Perception🗣️ Groupthink🎯 Incentive Design
Sway Summary
Sway 90%
Seven invisible biases that make rational people overpay, overstay, and reject free money.
by Ori Brafman 2008
3.78
20k+ ratings
💰 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Value Perception🗣️ Groupthink🎯 Incentive Design
Think Twice
by Michael J. Mauboussin • 2009
Smart people fail at decisions because the mind's ancient shortcuts misfire in modern complexity.
3.93
1k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases📊 Decision Science🔗 Systems Thinking🎲 Luck Vs Skill
Think Twice Summary
Think Twice 90%
Smart people fail at decisions because the mind's ancient shortcuts misfire in modern complexity.
by Michael J. Mauboussin 2009
3.93
1k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases📊 Decision Science🔗 Systems Thinking🎲 Luck Vs Skill
The Black Swan
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2007
The bell curve is a map that fails exactly where the terrain gets dangerous.
3.96
123k+
🛡️ Risk Management🎲 Tail Risk🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🔬 Scientific Skepticism
The Black Swan Summary
The Black Swan 90%
The bell curve is a map that fails exactly where the terrain gets dangerous.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007
3.96
123k+ ratings
🛡️ Risk Management🎲 Tail Risk🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🔬 Scientific Skepticism
The Failure of Risk Management
by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2009
Standard risk management makes decisions worse than guessing. The fix is simpler than you think.
3.95
413
🛡️ Risk Management📊 Quantitative Risk🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Decision Analysis📐 Bayesian Methods
The Failure of Risk Management Summary
The Failure of Risk Management 89%
Standard risk management makes decisions worse than guessing. The fix is simpler than you think.
by Douglas W. Hubbard 2009
3.95
413 ratings
🛡️ Risk Management📊 Quantitative Risk🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Decision Analysis📐 Bayesian Methods
A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market
by John Allen Paulos • 2003
The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.
3.46
823
💰 Behavioral Finance📈 Stock Market🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Market Efficiency📊 Statistical Thinking
A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market Summary
A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market 89%
The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.
by John Allen Paulos 2003
3.46
823 ratings
💰 Behavioral Finance📈 Stock Market🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Market Efficiency📊 Statistical Thinking
economic naturalist
by Robert H. Frank • 2006
Why drive-up ATMs have Braille dots, and other mundane mysteries solved with economics.
3.46
3k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Everyday Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases💡 Economic Reasoning🎯 Rational Choice Theory
economic naturalist Summary
economic naturalist 89%
Why drive-up ATMs have Braille dots, and other mundane mysteries solved with economics.
by Robert H. Frank 2006
3.46
3k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Everyday Economics🧩 Cognitive Biases💡 Economic Reasoning🎯 Rational Choice Theory
How to Expect the Unexpected
by Kit Yates • 2023
Master the science of prediction: why your gut fails, and when the smartest forecast is none.
3.69
188
🔮 Forecasting🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probability🔄 Systems Thinking🦋 Chaos Theory
How to Expect the Unexpected Summary
How to Expect the Unexpected 89%
Master the science of prediction: why your gut fails, and when the smartest forecast is none.
by Kit Yates 2023
3.69
188 ratings
🔮 Forecasting🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probability🔄 Systems Thinking🦋 Chaos Theory
Risk Savvy
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2013
Most real life is uncertainty, not risk. Simple decision rules beat complex models there.
4.01
2k+
🧠 Decision Science🔍 Cognitive Biases📊 Risk Literacy📏 Simple Rules🌫️ Uncertainty
Risk Savvy Summary
Risk Savvy 89%
Most real life is uncertainty, not risk. Simple decision rules beat complex models there.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2013
4.01
2k+ ratings
🧠 Decision Science🔍 Cognitive Biases📊 Risk Literacy📏 Simple Rules🌫️ Uncertainty
The Behavioral Investor
by Doctor Daniel Crosby • 2018
Markets run on psychology, not math. Your ancient brain needs systems, not instinct, to invest.
4.03
773
📊 Behavioral Finance🧩 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics⚠️ Risk Perception
The Behavioral Investor Summary
The Behavioral Investor 89%
Markets run on psychology, not math. Your ancient brain needs systems, not instinct, to invest.
by Doctor Daniel Crosby 2018
4.03
773 ratings
📊 Behavioral Finance🧩 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics⚠️ Risk Perception
Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely • 2008
Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).
4.12
132k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics📊 Decision Psychology💲 Pricing Psychology🤝 Social Norms⏳ Self-Control
Predictably Irrational Summary
Predictably Irrational 89%
Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).
by Dan Ariely 2008
4.12
132k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📊 Decision Psychology💲 Pricing Psychology🤝 Social Norms⏳ Self-Control
Radical Uncertainty
by Mervyn A. King • 2020
When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.
3.86
1k+
📘 Knightian Uncertainty📖 Narrative Reasoning🧠 Behavioral Economics🗺️ Scenario Planning🐝 Collective Intelligence
Radical Uncertainty Summary
Radical Uncertainty 89%
When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.
by Mervyn A. King 2020
3.86
1k+ ratings
📘 Knightian Uncertainty📖 Narrative Reasoning🧠 Behavioral Economics🗺️ Scenario Planning🐝 Collective Intelligence
The Norm Chronicles
by Michael Blastland • 2014
Why we fear plane crashes but not burgers: the stories and numbers behind your worst instincts.
3.59
564
🗣️ Risk Communication🎲 Probability Literacy🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases📊 Health Statistics
The Norm Chronicles Summary
The Norm Chronicles 89%
Why we fear plane crashes but not burgers: the stories and numbers behind your worst instincts.
by Michael Blastland 2014
3.59
564 ratings
🗣️ Risk Communication🎲 Probability Literacy🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases📊 Health Statistics
Behavioural Economics
by Michelle Baddeley • 2017
Standard economics assumes rational choice. Real decisions run on bias, impulse, and social forces.
3.75
253
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🚶 Nudge Theory👥 Social Norms💰 Behavioral Finance
Behavioural Economics Summary
Behavioural Economics 89%
Standard economics assumes rational choice. Real decisions run on bias, impulse, and social forces.
by Michelle Baddeley 2017
3.75
253 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🚶 Nudge Theory👥 Social Norms💰 Behavioral Finance
Judgment Under Uncertainty
by Daniel Kahneman • 1982
Mental shortcuts rule under uncertainty; each creates predictable mistakes.
4.17
1k+
🔎 Cognitive Biases🧩 Heuristics💰 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Psychology🎲 Probability Judgment
Judgment Under Uncertainty Summary
Judgment Under Uncertainty 89%
Mental shortcuts rule under uncertainty; each creates predictable mistakes.
by Daniel Kahneman 1982
4.17
1k+ ratings
🔎 Cognitive Biases🧩 Heuristics💰 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Psychology🎲 Probability Judgment
The Zurich Axioms
by Gunther Max • 1985
Swiss bankers know that getting rich means worrying more, not less, and selling before you're ready.
3.98
3k+
📈 Speculation🧠 Trading Psychology🏛️ Investment Philosophy🔄 Contrarian Investing⚠️ Risk Management
The Zurich Axioms Summary
The Zurich Axioms 89%
Swiss bankers know that getting rich means worrying more, not less, and selling before you're ready.
by Gunther Max 1985
3.98
3k+ ratings
📈 Speculation🧠 Trading Psychology🏛️ Investment Philosophy🔄 Contrarian Investing⚠️ Risk Management
More Than You Know
by Michael J. Mauboussin • 2006
Markets follow the rules of ant colonies, poker games, and cognitive biases, not economic models.
4.07
2k+
📈 Investment Philosophy🧠 Behavioral Finance🎲 Probabilistic Thinking🤔 Cognitive Biases🕸️ Complex Systems
More Than You Know Summary
More Than You Know 89%
Markets follow the rules of ant colonies, poker games, and cognitive biases, not economic models.
by Michael J. Mauboussin 2006
4.07
2k+ ratings
📈 Investment Philosophy🧠 Behavioral Finance🎲 Probabilistic Thinking🤔 Cognitive Biases🕸️ Complex Systems
The Science of Fear
by Daniel Gardner • 2008
Life has never been safer, but our ancient brains keep us afraid of the wrong things.
3.96
6k+
🎯 Risk Perception🧠 Cognitive Biases😱 Psychology Of Fear💰 Behavioral Economics👥 Social Influence
The Science of Fear Summary
The Science of Fear 89%
Life has never been safer, but our ancient brains keep us afraid of the wrong things.
by Daniel Gardner 2008
3.96
6k+ ratings
🎯 Risk Perception🧠 Cognitive Biases😱 Psychology Of Fear💰 Behavioral Economics👥 Social Influence
Calculated Risks
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2002
How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.
3.96
671
📊 Statistical Literacy⚠️ Risk Communication🧠 Cognitive Biases🩺 Medical Decision Making🎲 Bayesian Reasoning
Calculated Risks Summary
Calculated Risks 89%
How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2002
3.96
671 ratings
📊 Statistical Literacy⚠️ Risk Communication🧠 Cognitive Biases🩺 Medical Decision Making🎲 Bayesian Reasoning
Incerto 4-Book Bundle
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2011
Some things get stronger from disorder. Most of what we build gets this backward.
4.57
497
🔒 Tail Risk🔗 Complex Systems🔮 Prediction Limits🎯 Incentive Alignment⚔️ Modern Stoicism
Incerto 4-Book Bundle Summary
Incerto 4-Book Bundle 89%
Some things get stronger from disorder. Most of what we build gets this backward.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2011
4.57
497 ratings
🔒 Tail Risk🔗 Complex Systems🔮 Prediction Limits🎯 Incentive Alignment⚔️ Modern Stoicism
Perfectly Confident
by Don A. Moore • 2020
Confidence is a measurement problem: not how sure you feel, but how wrong you might be.
3.67
315
🧠 Cognitive Biases💰 Behavioral Economics📊 Decision Science🎲 Probabilistic Thinking⚠️ Risk Assessment
Perfectly Confident Summary
Perfectly Confident 89%
Confidence is a measurement problem: not how sure you feel, but how wrong you might be.
by Don A. Moore 2020
3.67
315 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases💰 Behavioral Economics📊 Decision Science🎲 Probabilistic Thinking⚠️ Risk Assessment
Phishing for Phools
by George A. Akerlof • 2015
Your blind spots are a business model. Free markets reward deception as reliably as innovation.
3.43
2k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔧 Market Failures🎯 Consumer Manipulation⚡ Cognitive Biases🏛️ Regulatory Capture
Phishing for Phools Summary
Phishing for Phools 89%
Your blind spots are a business model. Free markets reward deception as reliably as innovation.
by George A. Akerlof 2015
3.43
2k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔧 Market Failures🎯 Consumer Manipulation⚡ Cognitive Biases🏛️ Regulatory Capture
The Signal and the Noise
by Nate Silver • 2012
Why weather forecasters improve while economists flounder, and what that reveals about prediction.
3.97
53k+
🔮 Forecasting Methods🧩 Bayesian Reasoning🧠 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Risk And Uncertainty🐝 Wisdom Of Crowds
The Signal and the Noise Summary
The Signal and the Noise 89%
Why weather forecasters improve while economists flounder, and what that reveals about prediction.
by Nate Silver 2012
3.97
53k+ ratings
🔮 Forecasting Methods🧩 Bayesian Reasoning🧠 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Risk And Uncertainty🐝 Wisdom Of Crowds
The Elements of Choice
by Eric J. Johnson • 2021
Your choices feel free. But someone arranged the options, and that arrangement is doing the work.
3.91
523
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔬 Decision Science🪤 Cognitive Biases🎛️ Choice Design🛒 Consumer Psychology
The Elements of Choice Summary
The Elements of Choice 89%
Your choices feel free. But someone arranged the options, and that arrangement is doing the work.
by Eric J. Johnson 2021
3.91
523 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔬 Decision Science🪤 Cognitive Biases🎛️ Choice Design🛒 Consumer Psychology
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