Analysis Of Think Like A Freak

Season Kirk
Cherry Honors Economics
20 November 2017
Think Like A Freak “We’d like to bury the idea that there’s a right way and a wrong way, smart way and foolish way, a red way and a blue way”(Levitt & Dubner). There is not always just one correct answer to find a solution or one right way to think about a problem. In Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J Dubner’s Think Like A Freak, shows different ways to problem solve through different situations and issues. Think Like A Freak offers opportunity and insight on how to problem solve, it also takes you out of your normal mindset and Think Like A Freak. Who would think that thinking like a child, or knowing the three hardest words in the english language or even thinking there is an upside to quitting could help you problem

The three hardest words in the english language are “I don't know”. It’s easier to make up an answer, then it is just to say “I do not know”. The moral compass that most people have, that makes them think they know exactly what's best in most given situations should be turned off. It’s okay to not know all the answers. “In most cases, the cost of saying “I dont know” is higher than the cost of being wrong at least for the individual”(29). It’s okay to say you don’t know an answer because that motivates you to research it, and find the correct answer. The only way to find a correct answer is by knowing, exactly what the question is asking. If the question that is being asked is wrong, or poorly worded, then the answer that is given will also be wrong. Also, you have to look deeper into the question. For example, if the question asked is about the rise in crime rate you would have to research on what is causing it to rise. Collecting data such as, tighter gun laws, a surging economy, more capital punishment, more police officers, more people sent to prison and the decline of the cocaine market can help you figure out factors