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Optimally Irrational

Disciplines:
psychology
behavioral economics
psychology/decision making

Summary

Newsletter covering behavioral economics, psychology, and decision-making — applying academic research on human irrationality to practical life decisions.

Core Contribution

Translates behavioral economics research into accessible frameworks for readers seeking to make better decisions in the face of known cognitive biases.

Historical Influences

Dan Ariely Daniel Kahneman

Intellectual Lineage

Behavioral Economics Substack Newsletter Tradition Popular Psychology Writing

Contemporaries & Peers

The Prism George Mack Newsletter

Minds Influenced

Behavioral economics readers

Intellectual Posterity

No conceptual posterity found.

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