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Podcast: Nudge
Episode: Why most bestselling business books are BS
Description: Business books are everywhere, offering seemingly simple solutions to complex problems—but are they truly helpful? In this episode, Alex Edmans explores the biases that make us fall for oversimplified advice and why many popular business books fail to deliver.You’ll learn:How black-and-white thinking fuels the success of books like Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution and Start With Why.Why confirmation bias leads us to believe unproven claims (feat. Simon Sinek’s “Why” theory).The dangers of ignoring nuance, such...