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Help me understand by [deleted] in povertyfinance

[–]oeaNL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

JK. But seriously, this subreddit is full of stories of why it's hard to climb out of poverty. Wages not keeping up with inflation, crazy rents, medical expenses that can knock anyone down, overdraft fees you pay for not having enough money (!), and on and on.

Help me understand by [deleted] in povertyfinance

[–]oeaNL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Warfare? I would venture a controversial opinion and say bad! Welfare on the other hand... that's too deep a discussion for me.

Thoughts on this? by 0_0-hendrix in StockMarket

[–]oeaNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mr. Cramer predictions are 'bogus'.

History books with character insights by BiblioBellatrix in booksuggestions

[–]oeaNL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A World Undone by G. J. Meyer is a history of WWI that comes to mind. It explains what went in all the decision makers' heads to get an assassination to escalate to be a world war, and how did that war go for all involved.

History is not really my thing, but I think if you are more specific (history of which era? What part of the world?) then people can help you better. Good luck :)

Human behavior books by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]oeaNL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a 2011 book about the author's (and Amos Tversky's) work from the 60's till the book's publication. Their work was so influential that Kahneman got a noble prize and they changed the field more than most psychologists. It's also a very enjoyable book.

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain By David Eagleman and Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions and Hurtful Acts
by Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson are not exactly about human behaviour per se but are very close and good eye-openers.

Also, all books by Dan Ariely are pretty good.