23 Jun 05 @ 10:58 pm
Freakonomics
I was once taught that great leaders are optimistic, and they find the good in everyone and everything. Under unusual circumstances, I found the time to read over the past few days, and wanted to share the good I discovered …
It’s a book called Freakonomics by economist Steven Levitt and NY Times reporter Stephen Dubner. It’s an entertaining collection of questions that turn conventional wisdom on its head. In addition to giving you great material for cocktail parties, the authors ask unusual questions, such as “Why do drug dealers still live with their mothers? What’s more dangerous–a gun or a swimming pool? What do teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common?
The authors describe a novel way of looking at things, making connections, asking questions, and measuring why people behave the way they do–all qualities of a great leader. It may not change the way you think everyday, but it will certainly make you consider connections you’ve never imagined.
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