The Art of Choosing - The Decisions We Make Every Day. What They Say About Us

Zusatztext ** 'No one asks better questions! or comes up with more intriguing answers Informationen zum Autor Sheena Iyengar is a professor at Columbia University, New York, whose work has been drawn on by, among others, Malcolm Gladwell. Klappentext Every day we make choices. Coke or Pepsi? Save or spend? Stay or go? Whether mundane or life-altering, these choices define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we choose? Her award-winning research reveals that the answers are surprising and profound. In our world of shifting political and cultural forces, technological revolution, and interconnected commerce, our decisions have far-reaching consequences. * An eye-opening account of the hidden workings of choice in everyday life * Subtitle: The Decisions We Make Everyday - What They Say About Us and How We Can Improve Them Zusammenfassung * An eye-opening account of the hidden workings of choice in everyday life* Subtitle: The Decisions We Make Everyday - What They Say About Us and How We Can Improve Them

Product details

• Authors: Sheena Iyengar, Iyengar Sheena
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.04.2011
• EAN: 9780349121420
• ISBN: 978-0-349-12142-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Series: ABACUS
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Entscheidung, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, Popular psychology