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Tag: Superfreakonomics

  • Its our innate nature to be manipulated by right levers

    Adopted from the following great insight shared in the book SuperFreakonomics

    People aren’t “good” or “bad.” People are people, and they respond to incentives. They can nearly always be manipulated—for good or ill—if only you find the right levers.”

  • A very QUIRKY fact around people who buy ANNUITIES

    Adopted from the following great insight shared in SuperFreakonomics

    People who buy annuities, it turns out, live longer than people who don’t, and not because the people who buy annuities are healthier to start with. The evidence suggests that an annuity’s steady payout provides a little extra incentive to keep chugging along.”

  • Deliberate Practice leads to Mastery and comprises of these THREE components

    Adopted from the following great insight from SuperFreakonomics

    Deliberate practice has three key components: setting specific goals; obtaining immediate feedback; and concentrating as much on technique as on outcome.”

  • “Deliberate Practice” has three key components

    Adopted from the Steven Levitt’s book SuperFreakonomics..

    Deliberate practice has three key components:

    1. Setting specific goals
    2. Obtaining immediate feedback &
    3. Concentrating as much on technique as on outcome.