Economia
Quem mexeu no meu queijo e outras bobagens
Um bom artigo no Doublethink sobre as fraquezas (nos próprios argumentos) destes best-sellers de livraria de aeroporto. Vale a pena ler.
AFF's Doublethink :: Who Moved My Cheese? and the Meaning of Life
Trechos:People who merely dream of being big winners in the rat race are the ones actually reading these books; the real winners, the successful entrepreneurs and executives, can't have time for such distractions. Besides, any lessons one might learn from a business bestseller are probably already understood by those who are really good at "finding cheese."
The authors make these points effectively, but they say little about why people tend to think that compensating for weaknesses is more important than developing existing strengths or talents. My own suspicion is that many people feel it is safer to become more similar to others than to strike out on one's own path. In other words, a certain timidity or herd mentality is at work. The authors show some curiosity about what makes people tick (they offer a surprisingly detailed description of early brain development), but they seem to lack the instinct or taste for psychologically revealing questions.
- Ha-joon Chang. 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
Sumário do novo livro de HA-JOON CHANG. 23 Things They Don’t Tell You about Capitalism. Ver entrevista do autor na Globonews no link abaixo http://globotv.globo.com/globonews/milenio/t/programas/v/economista-sul-coreano-avalia-os-desafios-do-atual-sistema-capitalista/2132771/...
- Gary Becker (1930-2014)
Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker has passed away. Becker's Nobel Prize lecture is titled The Economic Way Of Looking At Life (.pdf) and in it, Becker briefly goes over how he used economics to analyze such topics as crime (why people...
- Como Suecia Econtrou O Caminho Da Prosperidade
How Laissez-Faire Made Sweden Rich by Johan Norberg Sweden often gets held up as an example of how socialism can work better than markets. But, as Norberg shows, Sweden's history in fact points to the opposite conclusion. Once upon a time...
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Walter Williams, como sempre... Only in America by Walter Williams -- Capitalism Magazine: "Here's my question for you: What are we to make of people who preach pessimism and doom to people -- telling them that they're poor because others are...
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Esqueça o PIB. Dinheiro não traz felicidade? Fortunately, there are new, direct indicators of well-being. In the past decade, psychologists, neuroscientists, and behavioral economists have performed an enormous amount of research into personal satisfaction...
Economia
Quem mexeu no meu queijo e outras bobagens
Um bom artigo no Doublethink sobre as fraquezas (nos próprios argumentos) destes best-sellers de livraria de aeroporto. Vale a pena ler.
AFF's Doublethink :: Who Moved My Cheese? and the Meaning of Life
Trechos:People who merely dream of being big winners in the rat race are the ones actually reading these books; the real winners, the successful entrepreneurs and executives, can't have time for such distractions. Besides, any lessons one might learn from a business bestseller are probably already understood by those who are really good at "finding cheese."
The authors make these points effectively, but they say little about why people tend to think that compensating for weaknesses is more important than developing existing strengths or talents. My own suspicion is that many people feel it is safer to become more similar to others than to strike out on one's own path. In other words, a certain timidity or herd mentality is at work. The authors show some curiosity about what makes people tick (they offer a surprisingly detailed description of early brain development), but they seem to lack the instinct or taste for psychologically revealing questions.
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- Ha-joon Chang. 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
Sumário do novo livro de HA-JOON CHANG. 23 Things They Don’t Tell You about Capitalism. Ver entrevista do autor na Globonews no link abaixo http://globotv.globo.com/globonews/milenio/t/programas/v/economista-sul-coreano-avalia-os-desafios-do-atual-sistema-capitalista/2132771/...
- Gary Becker (1930-2014)
Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker has passed away. Becker's Nobel Prize lecture is titled The Economic Way Of Looking At Life (.pdf) and in it, Becker briefly goes over how he used economics to analyze such topics as crime (why people...
- Como Suecia Econtrou O Caminho Da Prosperidade
How Laissez-Faire Made Sweden Rich by Johan Norberg Sweden often gets held up as an example of how socialism can work better than markets. But, as Norberg shows, Sweden's history in fact points to the opposite conclusion. Once upon a time...
-
Walter Williams, como sempre... Only in America by Walter Williams -- Capitalism Magazine: "Here's my question for you: What are we to make of people who preach pessimism and doom to people -- telling them that they're poor because others are...
-
Esqueça o PIB. Dinheiro não traz felicidade? Fortunately, there are new, direct indicators of well-being. In the past decade, psychologists, neuroscientists, and behavioral economists have performed an enormous amount of research into personal satisfaction...