The Myth of Choice : Personal Responsibility in a World of Limits (Paperback)

from rivkat

Slightly more philosophical/political than many other popular books looking at the implications of behavioral psych, like our vulnerability to framing effects and habits. Among other things, Greenfield argues that because fish don't know what water is-that is, our aspirations and beliefs are form...

from darwin.8u

Not as good as Gladwell or Ariely, but one of those pop-social science books that definitely deserves a place on the same shelf. Relevant, timely and important to not just our country but our individual circumstances.

from Illiniguy71

A very carefully reasoned and quite readable presentation of how the supposedly free choices we make in our lives are influenced or constrained by culture, habit, economic and other situational constraints, and by the less rational parts of our brain. While many choices that people make are bad o...

from heike6

There is a cartoon in the middle of the book that shows two fish in a bowl, presumably a father and son. The line underneath states: "You can be anything you want to be--no limits." The main point of the book is that we are free to choose, but only within our own fishbowls, constraints which are ...

from debsanswers

This book is well-researched, easily understandable and very readable. The subject was primarily about understanding and being aware of what influences and limits our choices. The author is a law professor and he uses laws and cases to explain many of his points. He uses anecdotes, books and movi...