Richard Thaler

Why We Make Resolutions (and Why They Fail)

January 2, 2023

Here is another “classic” New Yorker article, in this instance one written by Maria Konnikova. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscription rates, please click here. Photograph by Harold M. Lambert / Lambert…

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Much anew about “nudging”

October 17, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler by Roberta Fusaro and Julia Sperling-Magro for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the…

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Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein on Common Biases

September 26, 2021

In Nudge: The Final Edition, Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein argue that people have evolved to make snap decisions in a wide variety of areas in order to save time and mental energy—we’re more likely to survive if we rely on…

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The wit and wisdom of Richard Thaler

September 16, 2021

Richard Thaler is the author of numerous articles and the books that include Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economic and Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness (with Cass Sunstein) as well as The Winner’s Curse, and Quasi Rational…

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Bias Busters: Lifting your head from the sand

October 14, 2020

Here is a brief article written by Eileen Kelly Rinaudo for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click…

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Daniel Kahneman: The Thought Leader Interview

August 3, 2017

Here is  the introduction to Michael Schrage’s classic interview of Daniel Kahneman, published by Strategy+Business magazine (2003). I have also included the first two Q&As. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click…

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Geoffrey Colon on “Disruptive Marketing”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

February 3, 2017

Geoffrey Colon is the voice at the intersection of marketing, tech, and popular culture. Thinking is his commodity. DJ, data punk, podcaster and author, Geoffrey is a Communications Designer at Microsoft in Redmond, WA, for Microsoft search advertising (Bing Ads).…

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Geoffrey Colon on “Disruptive Marketing”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

January 27, 2017

Geoffrey Colon is the voice at the intersection of marketing, tech, and popular culture. Thinking is his commodity. DJ, data punk, podcaster and author, Geoffrey is a Communications Designer at Microsoft in Redmond, WA, for Microsoft search advertising (Bing Ads).…

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If You Read Only One Business Book This Year, It Should Be This One

December 6, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jessica Stillman for Inc.com in which she discusses a book that The Financial Times and McKinsey have declared the most important business read of the year. To read the complete article,…

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John Beshears and Francesca Gino on “Identifying the Biases Behind Your Bad Decisions”

November 5, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Beshears and Francesca Gino for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive…

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