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Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler
BATB score: 7.7/10 Why humans understand the importance of saving, of having emergency money, and of planning for retirement, but yet, humans fail to just that. Best for: anyone who has money-saving issues making irrational money decisions with sunk cost fallacy, annual bonus shopping spree, and/or me-first presence day gratification Best to: if you never ever read any other Dan Ariely book, consider to start Dan Ariely's wonderful series with this relatable book about money
The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Put Us All at Risk, and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World by David Robert Grimes
BATB score: 6.5/10 ⏰💣 Packed with psychological explanation and plenty of experimental and historical references to how flawed humans are. #400pages Best to: know that humans are weird; we use conditional reasoning to form an opinion, engage in conformity completing a belief and then engross in red herring fallacy to avoid clashing topics #duh Best for: and that's how Trump won the election, how MBTI / fortune tellers seem accurate, how juries make wrongful convictions, and
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