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Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Life Decisions (平装)
by John Hammond, Ralph Keeney and Howard Raiffa
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Decision-making, Life skills, Self help, Self improvement |
| Market price: ¥ 168.00
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¥ 158.00
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MSL rating:
 Good for Gifts |
| MSL Pointer Review:
Good for making decisions in both personal and business setting, this rare good read is solid and practical in showing you how to make better life decisions. |
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Prather (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
Many have written extensive reviews on this book that I believe are accurate. Using the relevant decision research, the authors have successfully produced this accessible guide. The book is a practical introduction to decisions for anyone interested in approaching problems in business and life in a structured manner. While footnotes do not appear, related research confirms the validity of the authors' methods. For an introduction into the research, I recommend the Harvard Business Review on Decision Making from the HBS Press that includes a paper by the authors detailing the even swap method.
My only criticism is the compressed feel of the text particularly in the "Uncertainty" and "Linked Decisions" chapters. For most of the book, the authors did an outstanding job of condensing a great deal of information into a flowing, informative book.
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An American reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-11 00:00>
I think this is a great book, but I disagree that it is a primary tool for executives as the last reviewer suggests. The examples deal very well with the personal parts of an executive's life, such as buying a home, allocating family resources, and so forth. Although the concepts in this book could be applied to business situations, I think most readers would have a terrible problem doing so in the absence of business examples. My experience has been that people need to see examples and problems to work through that are closely related to their own situation before they can easily get the message. I hope the authors do decide to write another book on the same subject that is filled with business examples. In the meantime, this one is great for your family and your personal life. Better questions with pertinent business examples can be used to make people consider their assumptions and ordinary thinking habits. I try to always use that approach in my writing and consulting. Otherwise, your progress will "stall" as you are held back by bad thinking habits that keep you from seeing the full potential of the circumstances of your business life. I hope you will read this book, and carry away from it the imporance of improving your thinking. |
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