Think Like a Freak
by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner · first published 2014
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The book that can teach anyone to think like a freak
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on “Ask HN: Books you wish you had read earlier?” ↗Think Like a Freak by Steven Levitt, Stephen Dubner (authors of Freakonomics) was a recent read that I liked a lot. It distills much of their economic thinking into a collection of meaningful practices. You could read it…
on “Ask HN: Which non-technology book has influenced you the most and why?” ↗…Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader by Brent Schlender George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain by Steven D. Levitt Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance Finders Keepers: A Novel by Stephen King…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗This is also mentioned in the book "Think like a Freak" by by Steven D. Evitt and Stephen J. Dubner
on “Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012)” ↗Dead link, but this is the exact title of a section in "Think like a Freak" by Levvit and Dubner.
on “Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012)” ↗As best as I can tell from a cursory look it originates from this research originally published in 2012: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/... Via the book Think Like A Freak which I’d guess extrapolates from it. But it seems like one of those ideas that has gone from plausible explanation to fact in popular imagination.
on “Anatomy of a Scam” ↗