Book Titles

Nudge
The Final Edition

By Cass Sunstein, Richard Thaler

Year Published: 2021
ISBN-13: 978-0300262285
Categories: Choices, Decision Making, Options

24 Quotes Found

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Nudge:

…there is no question that social pressures nudge people to accept some pretty odd conclusions – and those conclusions might well affect their behavior.

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Nudge:

…predictable problems arise when people must make decisions that test their capacity for self-control.

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Nudge:

Learning is most likely if people get immediate, clear feedback after each try.

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Nudge:

If you want to encourage people to do something, Make It Easy.

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Nudge:

…people will be more likely to override the default if the outcome is obviously bad and the cost of opting out is low.

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Nudge:

Active choosing has the advantage of overcoming inertia, inattention, and procrastination; choice architects can find out what people actually prefer, without having to guess.

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Nudge:

Humans make mistakes. A well-designed system expects its users to err and is as forgiving as possible.

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Nudge:

Well-designed systems tell people when they are doing well and when they are making mistakes.

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Nudge:

People work to counteract their own self-control problems, often by redesigning the architecture within which they make choices…

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Nudge:

Structuring choice sometimes means helping people to learn, so they can later make better choices on their own.

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