Summary Of Dan Levys Maxims For Thinking Analytically

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Total Pages : 18 pages
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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 : Dan Levy
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ISBN 13 : 9781735340883
Total Pages : 254 pages
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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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Author : David Sumpter
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250246970
Total Pages : 336 pages
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Author : Richard Zeckhauser
Publisher : Harvard Business School Press
ISBN 13 : 9780875846774
Total Pages : 478 pages
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Author : David Franklin
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
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Author : Richard Zeckhauser
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262240338
Total Pages : 418 pages
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Author : Susan A. Ambrose
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470617608
Total Pages : 336 pages
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Author : Richard E. Nisbett
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374112673
Total Pages : 331 pages
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Author : D. J. Patil
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 1449341152
Total Pages : 26 pages
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