How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

2014 • 480 pages

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Bleh. I was NOT smart enough for this book! I thought it looked interesting and would have some cool insights into practical applications of math and statistics and such. Then 75% of the book ended up being proofs (simplified, of course) of the topics he was talking about and it was just way too much. The “real-world” applications weren't interesting enough to make it worth it.

Then, I started comparing it to Thinking Fast and Slow, which has a similar vibe but from a behavioral economics standpoint instead of pure math. Compared to that, there was no point at all of reading this book.

February 21, 2024