{"title":"George Loewenstein","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Loewenstein's works explore the intricate dynamics of human behaviour, decision-making, and emotional wellbeing. His writing blends insights from psychology and behavioural economics to illuminate why we think and act the way we do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect engaging, thought-provoking books that offer practical wisdom for personal development and a deeper understanding of happiness and motivation. These titles are ideal for anyone seeking to enrich their approach to life and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"its-on-you-by-nick-chater-9780753562161","title":"It's On You","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo leading academics explain where behavioural science went wrong and argue we should stop blaming personal failure for society's ills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A stirring call to action' - TIM HARFORD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e'A masterclass' - DARON ACEMOGLU\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e'An excellent book' - NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo decades ago, behavioural economics burst from academia to the halls of power on both sides of the Atlantic, with the promise that correcting individual biases could help transform society. The hope was that governments could deploy a new approach to addressing society's deepest challenges, from inadequate retirement planning to climate change—gently, but cleverly, nudging people to make choices for their own good and the good of the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was all very convenient, and false. As behavioural scientists Nick Chater and George Loewenstein show in \u003cem\u003eIt's On You\u003c\/em\u003e, nudges rarely work and divert us from policies that do. For example, being nudged to switch to green energy doesn't cut carbon, and it distracts from the real challenge of building a low-carbon economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's On You\u003c\/em\u003e shows how the rich and powerful have repeatedly used a clever sleight of hand—blaming individuals for social problems, with behavioural economics an unwitting accomplice, while lobbying against the systemic changes that could actually help. As two original proponents of the nudge principle, Nick and George now argue that rather than trying to \"fix\" the victims of bad policies, real progress requires rewriting the social and economic rulebook for the common good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340877414636,"sku":"9780753562161","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2b2df3257a4d56f1bba31c13714c4cab.jpg?v=1772190907"},{"product_id":"the-opposite-of-happiness-by-george-loewenstein-9780008756413","title":"The Opposite of Happiness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'When you finish, you'll know yourself better, you'll understand the people you care about better'\u003c\/strong\u003e ANGELA DUCKWORTH, author of \u003cem\u003eGrit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Teeming with wisdom, insight, empathy, and sparkle. One of the best books I have ever read' \u003c\/strong\u003eCASS R. SUSNSTEIN, co-author of \u003cem\u003eNoise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA founding father of behavioural economics reveals the hidden logic of negative emotions with a clarity and humour that make our worst feelings strangely easier to bear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery age has its illusions. Ours is that happiness is the natural human condition. Behavioural economist George Loewenstein argues the opposite: that our lives are inextricably shaped by the darker emotions we spend so much time trying to avoid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Opposite of Happiness,\u003c\/em\u003e he draws on decades of influential research—as well as insights from literature and from his own life experiences—to offer a tour de force reexamination of the role negative emotions play in our lives: why pain is stickier than pleasure, how the modern world makes bad feelings worse, and why our attempts to escape misery usually only sharpen its sting. Those who struggle to find and sustain happiness are not unlucky or flawed, he argues, but merely human, suffering the slings and arrows of an inherently negative nature. This knowledge comes, however, not as a bitter pill but as much-needed solace for anyone navigating the frustrations and heartbreaks of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating deconstruction of negative emotions and their behavioural consequences, Loewenstein explains how features of our mind, like memory, attention, and self-esteem, conspire to keep us down. He reveals the downside of supposedly uplifting feelings like hope, and untangles misery’s intertwined forms: guilt and shame, jealousy and envy, loneliness and depression, impatience, boredom, and regret. 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