Don't Trust Your Gut
Using Data to Get What You Really Want in LIfe
Summary:
The book challenges intuition-based decision-making by advocating for a data-driven approach to life's choices, drawing on research and examples from various domains. It provides insights and strategies for leveraging big data, experiments, and new analytics to make more informed decisions in personal and professional contexts.
Key points:
1. Trust data over gut feelings: Stephens-Davidowitz argues that data and statistics lead to better decisions than intuition, which can be biased or misinformed.
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