What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes argument base book
I don't really read 'business books,' and I didn't think 'The Paradox of Choice' was a business book. I'm very surprised and gratified that the business world thought it was one. Barry Schwartz bookbusinesschoice Change image and share on social
Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them. Barry Schwartz calldimensionmoral Change image and share on social
When you rely on incentives, you undermine virtues. Then when you discover that you actually need people who want to do the right thing, those people don't exist because you've crushed anyone's desire to do the right thing with all these incentives. Barry Schwartz crushdesirediscover share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
The argument about zoning and the presidency of Nigeria is like the philosophical argument of the egg or the hen. Who is older through the evolutionary process, who came first? Goodluck Jonathan argumenteggevolutionary Change image and share on social