A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior
The article discusses an online course titled 'A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior' that explores behavioral economics. The course, which has attracted nearly 200,000 participants, aims to help individuals understand the predictable patterns behind irrational decision-making. It covers various topics including money, self-control, and the psychology of choices, emphasizing that understanding these patterns can lead to better decision-making.
- ▪The course was taught through Coursera in 2013 and 2014, attracting almost 200,000 participants each time.
- ▪It focuses on behavioral economics, examining why people often make decisions against their own interests.
- ▪The course consists of six weeks of lectures that explore themes such as irrationality, money, and self-control.
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Online course archive A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior "A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior" was an online course I taught through Coursera in 2013, and ran again in 2014. Each time, almost 200,000 people from around the world signed up — and over the years I've kept meeting them. At airports, at conferences, in restaurants and on planes. They tell me the course was useful to them, that it changed how they thought about their own decisions, and they ask me, often, where they can find it now. I wanted there to be an answer. The course is an introduction to behavioral economics: the study of why human beings — who like to think of themselves as rational creatures — make so many decisions that work against their own interests.
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