Maxims For Thinking Analytically

Author : Dan Levy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781735340883
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maxims for Thinking Analytically written by Dan Levy and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to help you think more analytically, which can lead you to better understand the world around you, make smarter decisions, and ultimately live a more fulfilling life. It is based on the ideas of Richard Zeckhauser, a legendary Harvard professor who has helped hundreds of students and colleagues progress toward this goal. It is organized around maxims, one-sentence nuggets of wisdom, illustrated with practical examples from Richard's colleagues and students. Learn how one of Richard's colleagues saved money on her wedding by thinking probabilistically, how Richard and his wife Sally made an agonizing health decision that significantly enhanced Sally's survival probabilities, and how the prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, used a maxim he learned from Richard 40 years ago to understand and deal with COVID-19 in his country. The book is for anyone who wants to think more effectively about the world.

Author : Edith Stokey
Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780393090987
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Primer for Policy Analysis written by Edith Stokey and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1978 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Primer for Policy Analysis is an overview of economic theory as it is applied to environmental problems. It does not, however, consider other approaches to such problems.

Author : David Sumpter
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250246970
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ten Equations That Rule the World written by David Sumpter and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a secret formula for getting rich? For going viral? For deciding how long to stick with your current job, Netflix series, or even relationship? This book is all about the equations that make our world go round. Ten of them, in fact. They are integral to everything from investment banking to betting companies and social media giants. And they can help you to increase your chance of success, guard against financial loss, live more healthfully, and see through scaremongering. They are known by only the privileged few - until now. With wit and clarity, mathematician David Sumpter shows that it isn't the technical details that make these formulas so successful. It is the way they allow mathematicians to view problems from a different angle - a way of seeing the world that anyone can learn. Empowering and illuminating, The Ten Equations shows how math really can change your life.

Author : Richard Zeckhauser
Publisher : Harvard Business School Press
ISBN 13 : 9780875846774
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wise Choices written by Richard Zeckhauser and published by Harvard Business School Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experts in economics, psychology, statistics, and decision theory explore the question of how to make wise choices that improve the welfare of individuals and society

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summary of Dan Levy's Maxims for Thinking Analytically written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-06-13T22:59:00Z with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 When we are trying to think clearly about a real-world situation, we often get stuck. The maxims presented in this chapter are principles to help your thinking get underway or to push you forward if you are stuck. #2 The 2. 5-hour rule is a method that can be used to help you solve problems that involve going to an extreme to get your thinking straight. It can be especially helpful for two types of situations: to better understand a concept or problem, and to assess the best- and worst-case consequences of a decision. #3 The marginal propensity to consume is the proportion of additional disposable income that an individual consumes. It is a difficult concept to understand, and it helps to go to extreme cases to gain some intuition for it. #4 Going to the extreme can help you discover the key insight of a problem or situation you are trying to understand. For example, Karen Eggleston, one of Richard’s students, was working with Professor Victor Fuchs to understand the economic consequences of the demographic transition experienced by the United States and other industrialized countries during the twentieth century.

Author : Richard Zeckhauser
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262240338
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategy and Choice written by Richard Zeckhauser and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays by contributors from disciplines ranging from economics to psychology present the most significant advances in strategic choice theory. In three parts the book addresses many-player, few-player and one-player situations.

Author : Laurence Capron
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1422143716
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Build, Borrow, Or Buy written by Laurence Capron and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How should you grow your organization? Its one of the most challenging questions an executive team faces and the wrong answer can break your firm. So where do you start? By asking the right questions, argue INSEADs Laurence Capron and coauthor Will Mitchell, of Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business and the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Drawing on more than two decades of research and teaching, Capron and Mitchell have found that a firms aptitude for determining the best resource pathways for its growth has a defining impact on its success. Theyve come up with a helpful framework, reflecting practices of a variety of successful global organizations, to help you determine which path is best for yours.

Author : David Franklin
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invisible Learning written by David Franklin and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-28 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invisible Learning reveals the secrets behind one of Harvard's most successful statistics courses. Dan Levy is famous at Harvard for his inclusive learning environment, which leaves students feeling not just confident about using statistics in the real world, but also seen, heard and loved. Written from the perspective of the student, the book is a fly-on-the-wall case study of the course. It argues that the learning environment is composed of invisible bonds between students and teacher, and considers how he strengthens those bonds and uses them to maximise learning. It seeks to answer the question, asked by students and Harvard faculty alike: "How does he do it?"

Author : Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476790159
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Read a Book written by Mortimer J. Adler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them.

Author : Richards J Heuer
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839743050
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychology of Intelligence Analysis written by Richards J Heuer and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this seminal work, published by the C.I.A. itself, produced by Intelligence veteran Richards Heuer discusses three pivotal points. First, human minds are ill-equipped ("poorly wired") to cope effectively with both inherent and induced uncertainty. Second, increased knowledge of our inherent biases tends to be of little assistance to the analyst. And lastly, tools and techniques that apply higher levels of critical thinking can substantially improve analysis on complex problems.