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Don't trust your gut : using data to get what you really want in life  Cover Image Book Book

Don't trust your gut : using data to get what you really want in life / Seth Stephens-Davidowitz.

Summary:

"In Don't Trust Your Gut, economist, former Google data scientist, and New York Times bestselling author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz reveals just how wrong we really are when it comes to improving our own lives. We consult friends and family, make sense of confusing "expert" advice online, maybe we read a self-help book to guide us. In the end, we usually just do what feels right, pursuing high stakes self-improvement-such as who we marry, how to date, where to live, what makes us happy-based solely on what our gut instinct tells us. But what if our gut is wrong? Biased, unpredictable, and misinformed, our gut, it turns out, is not all that reliable. And data can prove this. Telling fascinating, unexpected stories with these numbers and the latest big data research, Stephens-Davidowitz exposes that, while we often think we know how to better ourselves, the numbers disagree. Hard facts and figures consistently contradict our instincts and demonstrate self-help that actually works-whether it involves the best time in life to start a business or how happy it actually makes us to skip a friend's birthday party for a night of Netflix on the couch. From the boring careers that produce the most wealth, to the old-school, data-backed relationship advice so well-worn it's become a literal joke, he unearths the startling conclusions that the right data can teach us about who we are and what will make our lives better."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062880918 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 307 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Big data > Social aspects.
Data mining > Social aspects.
Decision making > Social aspects.
Genre: Self-help publications.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cookstown Branch.

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