How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

Bleh. I was NOT smart enough for this book! I thought it looked interesting and would have some cool insights into practical applications of math and statistics and such. Then 75% of the book ended up being proofs (simplified, of course) of the topics he was talking about and it was just way too much. The “real-world” applications weren't interesting enough to make it worth it.

Then, I started comparing it to Thinking Fast and Slow, which has a similar vibe but from a behavioral economics standpoint instead of pure math. Compared to that, there was no point at all of reading this book.

I was looking forward to the hype I had read about this book. Unfortunately, the author constantly chose to make his points by telling political anecdotes, mostly anti-Republican. He also writes in a snarky, arrogant manner. I wonder if he'll look back in twenty years and be proud of this.

I did not want it to end.