7 must-read economics books like Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us by Russell "Russ" Roberts

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Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

By: Russell "Russ" Roberts

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the host of EconTalk, a guide to decision-making when you can't crunch the numbers Algorith…

"Exploring can turn out much better than a planned itinerary."

-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

"Spend more time getting used to the darkness and less time looking to expand the light."

-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

"If the important things are hard to measure, and the measurable things misleading, what kind of decision framework is left? This book is my answer to that question."

-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

If you liked the economics plot in Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us by Russell "Russ" Roberts , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • self help
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
  • audiobook
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2. Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World

By: Tyler Cowen

3.58

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The art and science of talent how to spot, assess, woo, and retain highly talented people. How do… read more

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  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
  • self help
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3. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity

By: Peter Attia

4.37

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challeng… read more

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  • audiobook
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  • psychology
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4. Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

By: Annie Duke

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
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  • business
  • audiobook
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5. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

By: Shane Parrish

4.21

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more

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"Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

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6. Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

By: Michael Easter

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’… read more

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  • audiobook
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  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • science
"Embrace short-term discomfort to find a long-term benefit."

-Michael Easter, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

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7. Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

By: Kevin Kelly

4.23

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

“I love aphorisms, proverbs, and Secrets of Adulthood . . . Excellent Advice for Living includes wi… read more

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"The end is almost always the beginning of something better."

-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

"When you keep people waiting they begin to think of all your flaws."

-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

"The very best thing you can do for your kids is to love your spouse."

-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

"Don’t treat people as bad as they are. Treat them as good as you are."

-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

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8. What We Owe the Future

By: William MacAskill

3.84

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

An Oxford philosopher makes the case for "longtermism"—that positively influencing the long-term fu… read more

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  • audiobook
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  • society
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9. The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it

By: Will Storr

4.14

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

For centuries, philosophers and scholars have described human behaviour in terms of sex, power and … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • business
  • science
"Whilst we play life as a game, our conscious experience of it takes the form of a story."

-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it

"We build an infinite variety of imaginary games. Groups of people gather together, agree what symbols they’re going to use to mean “status,"

-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it

"The story idealists sometimes tell of humanity says we're natural seekers of equality. This isn't true. Utopians talk of injustice whilst building new hierarchies and placing themselves at the top. W…"

-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it

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10. Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You

By: Brad Stulberg

4.05

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A revelatory book on rethinking change, creating a rugged and flexible mindset … read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • audiobook
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11. Psych: The Story of the Human Mind

By: Paul Bloom

4.15

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read A compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science… read more

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  • psychology
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"If you’re looking for a word to refer to the process of coming to know things through exposure to the right sort of information in the environment, I’d recommend “learning."

-Paul Bloom, Psych: The Story of the Human Mind

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12. The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

By: Coleman Hughes

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting new voice makes the case for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, warning tha… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Neoracists believe that we must indoctrinate children to cure them of racism. I say that children are racially innocent by nature, and we should protect that racial innocence for as long as possible."

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"The majority of effort channeled toward achieving racial equity hasn't been applied to the part of life that has the biggest influence on people's skills and mindsets: namely birth to eighteen years …"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"By [college], many skills, attitudes, and habits have already been formed. We can have a much bigger impact on people at younger ages. Efforts to achieve true equity should focus instead on high-qual…"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"The common humanity and anti-racism of the civil rights movement had strong ties to Christianity. And Christianity promoted the value of interracial harmony: unity in Christ. But the appeal of Christ…"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

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13. GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of All Time?

By: Tyler Cowen

3.81

Format: 349 pages, ebook

Inspired by Bill Simmons' epic The Book of Basketball, Tyler Cowen translates a lifelong passion fo… read more

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  • economics
  • nonfiction
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14. What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies

By: Tim Urban

4.28

Format: 746 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of the wildly popular blog Wait But Why, a fun and fascinating deep dive into what… read more

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  • audiobook
"The Scientist’s clear mind sees a foggy world, full of complexity and nuance and messiness, the Zealot’s foggy mind shows them a clear, simple world, full of crisp lines and black-and-white distincti…"

-Tim Urban, What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies

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15. Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

By: Russell "Russ" Roberts

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the host of EconTalk, a guide to decision-making when you can't crunch the numbers Algorith… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • society
  • business
  • science
"Exploring can turn out much better than a planned itinerary."

-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

"Spend more time getting used to the darkness and less time looking to expand the light."

-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

"If the important things are hard to measure, and the measurable things misleading, what kind of decision framework is left? This book is my answer to that question."

-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

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16. Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

By: Richard V. Reeves

4.07

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

"A landmark, one of the most important books of the year" - David Brooks, New York Times“Real, prac… read more

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"True equality between groups that are different in any way can be attained only by providing for the differences". That´s Margaret Mead again, in 1974. Mead´s idea of true equality might now be label…"

-Richard V. Reeves, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

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17. The Experience Machine

By: Andy Clark

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worldsFor as long as … read more

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18. Midlife: A Philosophical Guide

By: Kieran Setiya

3.56

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age How can you … read more

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"The way in which you relate to the activities that matter most to you is by trying to complete them and so expel them from your life. Your days are devoted to ending, one by one, the activities that …"

-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide

"In philosophers' terms, the shift in perspective is not temporal, but "epistemic": it has to do with knowledge. Emotionally, there is a fundamental difference between knowing that I will miss out on …"

-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide

"When the demands of life are pressing, too urgent to be ignored, it would be a mistake to devote all day to contemplation, reading Wordsworth, or playing golf. Being mortal, think of mortal things. Y…"

-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide

"We can escape the self-destructive cycle of pursuit, resolution, and renewal, of attainments archived or unachieved. The way out is to find sufficient value in atelic activities, activities that have…"

-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide

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19. Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative

By: Glenn C. Loury

4.26

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A shockingly frank memoir from a prize-winning economist, reflecting on his remarkable personal ody… read more

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20. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything

By: Nate Silver

3.84

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our… read more

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4.19

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4.37

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Robert M. Sapolsky

4.25

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Chris Miller

4.44

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Brian Christian

4.37

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Stuart Russell

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