Decision Making
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17 books in this category

Superforecasting
Philip E. Tetlock
A study on what makes some people exceptional at predicting future events, offering insights on decision-making and forecasting skills.

Fooled by Randomness
Nassim Taleb
Explores the role of chance in life and business, emphasizing the importance of understanding randomness in financial markets and decision-making.

How to Decide
Annie Duke
Provides a framework for making better decisions using insights from cognitive psychology and decision science.

Stumbling on Happiness
Daniel Todd Gilbert
Investigates why people are poor at predicting what will make them happy, delving into cognitive biases and perception.

Seeking Wisdom
Peter Bevelin
A multidisciplinary guide to improving thinking and decision-making, drawing from psychology, philosophy, and science.

Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
Investigates the hidden forces that shape our decisions, revealing that human behavior often defies logical economic models.

Expert Political Judgment
Philip E. Tetlock
Analyzes political forecasting, discussing why some experts are more accurate than others and exploring cognitive biases in judgment.

The Success Equation
Michael Mauboussin
Explores the role of luck versus skill in business, sports, and life, offering insights on decision-making and performance.

The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver
Discusses the science of predictions, focusing on why some forecasts fail and how to improve predictive accuracy.

The Hot Hand
Ben Cohen
Explores the concept of the "hot hand" phenomenon in sports, decision-making, and risk, and whether it's a real effect or cognitive bias.

How Not to Be Wrong
Jordan Ellenberg
Explores the role of mathematics in everyday life, showing how mathematical thinking can prevent common mistakes.

The Invisible Gorilla
Christopher F. Chabris
Examines cognitive biases and perceptual illusions, showing how our minds can miss obvious information.

Blink
Malcolm Gladwell
Discusses the power of intuition and rapid cognition, examining how split-second decisions are made.

Knowledge And Decisions
Thomas Sowell
Examines the role of knowledge in decision-making, analyzing how institutions and incentives shape society.

Think Twice
Michael Mauboussin
Explores common decision-making biases and offers strategies for making better choices.

Thinking in Time
Richard E. Neustadt
A guide to using historical thinking in decision-making, focusing on the value of hindsight.

Farsighted
Steven Johnson
Examines the process of decision-making and the importance of foresight.