“Insights”, the Westview Blog
Is Cognitive Bias Impacting Your Decision Making?
A number of years ago I read Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein’s book, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. The book, first published in 2009, argues that individuals often make poor, sub-optimal decisions due to cognitive and behavioral biases.
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