Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2014-06-05
Books mentioned on 169. Failure Is Your Friend
In which we argue that failure should not only be tolerated but celebrated. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company.
Stephen Dubner discussed Seeing What Others Don't by Gary Klein.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Seeing What Others Don't
Discussed“Klein's most recent book is Seeing What Others Don't, The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights. He studies decision-making, especially how people make decisions in real settings, like the Challenger launch.”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Think Like a Freak
“In our new book, Think Like a Freak, we make the argument that perhaps we are not thinking clearly about failure. Maybe failure can be your friend.”