Create your own economy
by Tyler Cowen · first published 2009
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One of the most respected behavioral economists in the world and coauthor of the "best economics blog in the universe" offers an essential guide to success in a radically new hyper-networked age. How will we live well in a super-networked, information-soaked, yet predictably irrational world? The only way to know is to understand how the way we think is changing.As economist Tyler Cowen boldly shows in Create Your Own Economy, the way we think now is changing more rapidly than it has in a very long time. Not since the Industrial Revolution has a man-made creation—in this case, the World Wide
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Those interested in the concept of neurodiversity might want to check out Create Your Own Economy (http://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Own-Economy-Prosperity/dp/...). The title is slightly misleading in that that book is more about the autism spectrum, neurodiversity, and a bit about how it might impact…
I think "mediocrity" is too negative. It demonizes the nature of the content, without reflecting on audience tastes. I read Tyler Cowen's "Create Your Own Economy" recently and it drove this message home: in a world where there is plentiful, immediate access to information, people want to graze and construct their own meanings and experiences from it - make it…
on “Mediocrity is king” ↗'Create Your Own Economy' by Tyler Cowen - a good read.
on “Ask HN: What was the latest book you read? ” ↗I have a personal anecdote about your statement here. I was at a launch event for 'Create Your Own Economy' in Washington DC. It was a small event, at least small enough I had a chance to talk with Mr. Cowen uninterrupted for five or ten minutes while I bought a copy of his book. Having read Satoshi's whitepaper…
on “Tyler Cowen launches fellowship and grant program for moon shot ideas” ↗Tyler Cowen's new book http://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Own-Economy-Prosperity/dp/... is about managing information; he suggests looking at how autistics manage the mass of details they tend to collect for pointers at how neurotypicals can do better. The book's thesis…
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