Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain

"Freakonomics / Super Freakonomics shows you how the world works. Think Like A Freak shows you how to better live in the world." according to Derek Halpern. If you're a fan of Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics, you'll love this book. Here's why:Like many other people, after reading both of the Freakonomics books, I felt like I learned a ton, but I wasn't sure how it would apply directly to my life.And that's okay. They weren't writing a self help book, and I read their work because I was genuinely curious in understanding how the world works.But this book departs from their usual method of ex. "Are you willing to start thinking like a freak? A great book for approaching life in a creative way." according to Guyzen. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed reading this book. The way that the writers can intertwine different stories to make valid points is remarkable. It really does a good job of proving by observation how some things in life seem irrational, but ultimately make a lot of sense. The only problems that I have with the book are the length, just over 200 pages, and it rehashes a lot of stuff that they go over in other works. This book is easy e. A couple of interesting stories and a rehash of what most self-help books recommend For most of us, Freakonomics is the book that made us look at numbers and their interpretation in a different way. The books also happen to be an excellent example of Lateral Thinking. Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner, the authors of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics and self-proclaimed freaks, plans to show us how to think like a freak. In the ever-changing professional fields, thinking like a freak will get you into the hall of fame.

Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing - and so much fun to read. Levitt, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, was awarded the John Bates Clark medal, given to the most influential American economist under the age of 40. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems. Along the way, you'll learn the secrets of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, and why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they're from Nigeria. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. Levitt and Dubner plainly see the world like no one else. The topics range