Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Well there isn't any surprise here for me as behavioral science is my favorite subject and the many books I have read in the past keep saying the same things. However, the presentation/animation is simply superb. Kudos to the creator.

I am a huge Jon Steward Fan

I don't watch any traditional TV at all. My work days are so busy that it spans 12hours a day on many days. So the only cable show I get to watch regularly is Jon Stewart's online at The Daily Show. I am huge huge fan of him and I find it very thought provoking most of the time and entertaining at the same time. Why do I not get the feeling when I watch CNN or Fox?

Here is one of his best moments

Book of the Month: Dance with Chance

Behavioral economics is my favorite category in non-fiction. This easily takes the cake as one of the best books. It is highly engrossing, very informative and useful in helping with your day-to-day life. It covers topics such as investing, healthcare, risk analysis and decision making.

In summary, Excellent book and must read.

Book of the Month: SuperFreakonomics

Behavioral ecomonics is my favorite subject. That coupled with one of my favorite authors means world of fun. This book is as good as their first. Highly recommeded.

Republican Hypocrisy

Yes it has been a long time since I blogged. But I felt very compelled to post this (though no one seems to follow my blog :-))

Please do me a favor and read the linked article fully.
An open letter to conservatives

Book of the Month: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

http://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Choice-Why-More-Less/dp/0060005696/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247978401&sr=8-1
Excellent book and it surely is fun to read. The primary reason I like this book so much is that it aligns with my strong belief that more choice is not better. Choice is good but less is better. Having lived in a different country for a very long time, not having many of the luxuries or choices that are available in United States did not even come across as a short coming. In fact it was a blessing in a way as I could spent more time on what matters most which is to enjoy life rather than learn everything about everything for comparison shopping and to enable better decisions. Also as the author suggests, we need things to look forward to. Having everything available takes the fun out. Waiting for a baby for 10 months certainly makes the whole experience wonderful and we remember it for ever. Having seasonal fruits was a good thing as I have something to look forward to. These things allow us to appreciate the world we live in.

BTW, I consider myself a satisficer.

It just amazes me that President cannot eat what he wants

For god's sake, this is free country and anyone including the President has the right to eat what he wishes to eat. That is the least of the rights I can think of as even in communist countries, there isn't a restriction on what you eat

For why I am so pissed at, the story is at http://mediamatters.org/research/200905070031