Nudge：Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Nudgeisaboutchoices—howwemakethemandhowwecanmakebetterones.AuthorsRichardH.ThalerandCassR.Sunsteinofferanewperspectiveonpreventingthecountlessmistakeswemake—includingill-advisedpersonalinvestments,consumptionofunhealthyfoods,neglectofournaturalresources,andotherbaddecisions.Citingdecadesofcutting-edgebehavioralscienceresearch,theydemonstratethatsensible"choicearchitecture"cansuccessfullynudgepeopletowardsthebestdecisionswithoutrestrictingtheirfreedomofchoice.Sstraightforward,informative,andentertaining,thisisamust-readforanyonewithinterestinourindividualandcollectivewell-being.