969: How to Make Better Decisions by Wisely Evaluating Claims with Alex Edmans
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Alex Edmans shows you how to think smarter, sharper, and more critically so you can make better decisions. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1. How our biases are holding us back** **

2. The ladder of misinference that mucks up our thinking** **

3. Why we end up mistaking statements for facts** **

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— ABOUT ALEX — 

Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School. Alex has a PhD from MIT as a Fulbright Scholar, and was previously a tenured professor at Wharton and an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Alex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, testified in the UK Parliament, and given TED/TEDx talks with a combined 2.8 million views. He was named Professor of the Year by *Poets & Quants *in 2021.

• Book: Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit) 

• Book: May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases―And What We Can Do about It) 

• Book site: MayContainLies.com) 

• Linked: Alex Edmans) 

• TEDx Talk: The Pie-Growing Mindset | Alex Edmans | TEDxManchester) 

• Twitter/X: @aedmans) 

• Website: AlexEdmans.com) 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Article: “Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics”) by Jane Porter and Hershel Jick** **

• Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones) by James Clear** **

• Book:* Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World) by Cal Newport *

• Book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance) by Angela Duckworth** **

• Book: Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity) by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford** **

• Book: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action) by Simon Sinek** **

• Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change)* by Stephen Covey *

• TED Talk: How diversity makes teams more innovative | Rocío Lorenzo | TED) 

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