Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody

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William Poundstone

Rock Breaks Scissors

A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody

William Poundstone

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Little Brown and Company
08 September 2015

Psychology; Management decision making

A practical guide to outguessing everything from multiple-choice tests to the office football pool to the stock market. People are predictable even when they try not to be. William Poundstone demonstrates how to turn this fact to personal advantage in scores of everyday situations, from playing the lottery to buying a home. This is mind-reading for real life. Will the next tennis serve go right or left? Will the market go up or down? Most people are poor at that kind of predicting. We are hard-wired to make bum bets on trends and winning streaks that are illusions. Yet ultimately we're all in the business of anticipating the actions of others. Poundstone reveals how to overcome the errors and improve the accuracy of your own outguessing. Rocks Breaks Scissors is a hands-on guide to turning life's odds in your favor.

By: William Poundstone
Imprint: Little Brown and Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780316228053
ISBN 10: 0316228052
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 08 September 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Poundstone is the author of thirteen previous books, including Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?, How Would You Move Mount Fuji?, and Fortune's Formula. He has written for the New York Times, Harper's, Harvard Business Review, and the Village Voice, among other publications, and is a frequent guest on TV and radio. He lives in Los Angeles. Follow Poundstone on Twitter (@WPoundstone) and learn more at his website, home.williampoundstone.net.