Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler, Jr.

A. C. Ballam: So well written and insightful!

Australia on Oct 13, 2023

Samer Sami Aziz: The book discuss the extramotivators that make a pressure on our behavior without being noticeable, it is a matter of knowing which motivator is going to be beneficial or not.
It's an eye open to the very truth about the hidden motivators.

United States on Sep 20, 2023

Robert: Have not gotten around to reading this yet, but the book itself seems fine. Will update later if issues arise.

United States on Aug 28, 2023

Tim Waldmannstetter: Nach der Lektüre von "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness" von Richard H. Thaler und Cass R. Sunstein, sehe ich die Welt der Entscheidungen mit ganz neuen Augen. Dieses Buch hat nicht nur mein Verständnis von menschlichem Verhalten und Entscheidungsmaking vertieft, sondern auch meinen Blick auf die unsichtbaren Kräfte geschärft, die unsere täglichen Entscheidungen beeinflussen.

Die Autoren präsentieren die Idee des "Nudging" oder "Anstupsens" auf eine Weise, die sowohl faszinierend als auch praktisch ist. Besonders inspirierend fand ich das Konzept der "Wahlarchitekten". Es hat mir geholfen, die unauffälligen, aber extrem wirkungsvollen Wege zu erkennen, auf die Entscheidungen präsentiert oder organisiert werden können, um bestimmte Ergebnisse zu fördern. Das Buch zeigt, dass jeder von uns ein Wahlarchitekt sein kann, sei es als Elternteil, der versucht, sein Kind zu gesunden Entscheidungen zu bewegen, oder als Manager, der ein Team zu effektiverer Zusammenarbeit anleiten möchte.

Bevor ich "Nudge" las, hatte ich nie wirklich darüber nachgedacht, wie wichtig die Gestaltung der Entscheidungsoptionen ist. Ob es nun um die...

Germany on Aug 28, 2023

LCarbone23: Well written, great ideas. But some parts can be skipped—too much detail if you’re not interested in the specific topic being discussed.

United States on Jan 30, 2023

Emilio: Acquistato per un esame universitario, il Nudge, in italiano Spinta Gentile, è un best-seller ideale per chi vuole approcciarsi all’economia “addomesticata”, alla psicologia del consumatore e alla spinta decisionale. Unico appunto, soprattutto se cercate questo libro per un esame universitario, fate attenzione all’edizione che scegliete! Per sbaglio ho acquistato una versione riassuntiva che omette alcune parti.

Italy on Dec 19, 2022

Esther: To “Nudge” means to push mildly or poke gently in the ribs and helps where feedback is not effective anymore. Nudges are most effective if they make a change as easy as possible, even automatic or a default. Choice architects are the ones designing changes following that principle. Though nudging can be used in a manipulative way this book focuses on how decision making of humas can be improved.

Part one discusses “Biases and Blunders” and explains the two systems, the automatic and reflective system, heuristics, temptation, what we potentially know from “Thinking fast and slow” but also peer pressure and “Following the herd”. Part two focuses on the "Tools of ac choice architect". Part three about “Money” was the one that appealed to me the least because it is very much limited to practices known from the States. Part four deals with "Society" and organ donation and saving the planet in specific before we close in Part five with "the complaints department".

The final edition of the book that has been first published in 2009 was extended by some specific thoughts on the Pandemic. Interesting read though not completely new and with too many...

Germany on Oct 30, 2022

Roni: Bon livre technique des créateurs du Nudge, en version originale. Les exemples sont mis à jour et plus actuels. la technique est redoutable si bien utilisée. Soyez de bons "choice architects" :)

France on Aug 02, 2022

Evatt Dixon: I haven't read the previous editions, and it's very interesting to read this final edition in a time where many nudges (and sludges) have been seamlessly implemented in our daily life following the initial introduction of the concept by the authors many years ago. As many other reviews have point out, this book doesn't really teach you behavioral economics as a textbook would, and most discussions concern the design of public policies. However, I still have benefited a lot from reading this book even I don't design any policies. After reading, I have become more able in identifying the nudges and sludges in my life, and there are many "ah-ha" moments when I realised that I am being nudged. It also taught me to think twice about the default, and allows me to assess the intention of a choice architect by reverse-engineering the choice architecture. This could be a potential life-changing ability, as it helps me to be more aware and make more informed decisions.

United States on Jul 21, 2022

Robert Morris: This is an updated and revised version of a book first published in 2008. The first four chapters are essentially the same. "They set out the basic framework of our approach, including the term [begin italics] libertarian paternalism [end italics], which only its authors love."

How specifically, does this edition differ? "Two important topics are given new chapters early on. The first is what we call [begin italics] Smart DIsclosure [end italics] The idea is that governments should consider the radical thought of moving at least into the twentieth century in the way they disclose important information....Widespread use of Smart DIsclosure would make it possible to to create online decision-making tools that we call [begin italics] choice engines [end italics] , which can make many tasks as easy as it has become to find the route to get to a new restaurant.

"We have also added a new chapter on what we call [begin italics] sludge [end italics], which is nasty stuff that makes it more difficult to make wise choices...We introduce several choice architecture concepts, in addition to 'sludge,' that are new to this edition...These concepts play a large role in the chapters...

United States on Sep 29, 2021