Long reads on how we actually think, decide and live.
Essays, data and ideas on economics, rationality and why we do what we do.
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What economics, psychology and everyday life can teach us about making better decisions.
Expected utility is a fine tool. It was never a description of anyone.
Most of the choices that shape a life were never chosen at all.
Before we try to fix people, it is worth understanding what they are for.
Satisficing is not a failure to optimise. It is the only strategy that fits inside a day.
What feels like a preference is often just a default nobody questioned.
Alone we are lazy thinkers. In disagreement we become sharp. That is not a bug.
It looks like a flaw in the person. Mostly it is a feature of the situation.
The story we tell afterwards is tidier than the choice we made at the time.
We did not evolve to be right. We evolved to be convincing, and to be hard to convince.