Hogarth, Robin M
The Myth of Experience
- ISBN 13:
- 9781541742055
- author:
- Hogarth, Robin M
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Publicaffairs,U.S.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 162mm / 244mm
- Genre:
- Business Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Experience can be a misleading teacher. In "The Myth of Experience", Emre Soyer and Robin Hogarth explore how our reliance on past experiences can lead to poor decision-making and limit our growth. The authors argue that experience can distort the past, reduce creativity, and decrease happiness, often without us even realizing it. They examine real-life examples from various fields, including medicine, technology, and public health, to illustrate the flaws of experience. By understanding these flaws, Soyer and Hogarth provide a guide to decision-making and offer remedies for improving our judgments and choices. By adopting a healthy skepticism towards the lessons of experience, we can make more reliable decisions and achieve sustainable growth in both our personal and professional lives.