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Farsighted : how we make the decisions that matter the most / Steven Johnson.

Summary:

Author Steven Johnson uncovers powerful tools for honing the important skill of complex decision-making. Through compelling stories that reveal surprising insights, Johnson explains how we can most effectively approach the choices that can chart the course of a life, an organization, or a civilization. Farsighted will help you imagine your possible futures and appreciate the subtle intelligence of the choices that shaped our broader social history.-- Adapted from book jacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594488214 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1594488215 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 244 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-234) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Moral algebra -- Mapping -- Predicting -- Deciding -- The global choice -- The personal choice -- Epilogue: We might as well get good at it.
Subject: Decision making.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Easton Area Public Library System.

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