Why read Risk Savvy?

Book cover of Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions

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An eye-opening look at the ways we misjudge risk every day and a guide to making better decisions with our money, health, and personal lives

In the age of Big Data we often believe that our predictions about the future are better than ever before. But as risk expert Gerd…

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1 author picked Risk Savvy as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Anna E. Hampton

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The summons to think in new ways and develop new awareness is a challenge I loved in this book. Gigerenzer distinguishes between an inner spiritual voice, intuition, and rational thinking: these are different ways of knowing and should be honored.

His numerous examples of the 3 critical skills for developing risk literacy are provocative but comprehensible. I’m encouraged to learn that my intuition in situations of uncertainty is often correct, and I should listen to it, even if I cannot immediately explain why. Why does this matter? The places where humanitarian relief work focuses are often highly unstable and dangerous.…

From Anna's list on The best books to navigate risk, fear, danger, and decision-making in humanitarian work.