Interview with Barry Schwartz author Paradox of Choice

September 14th, 2006 10 Comments Noah

I loved Paradox of Choice so much I decided to contact Barry Schwartz and hear more about choices. Here is what we talked about:

Where did you go to school?
undergrad nyu majoring in psychology and philosophy
grad penn: phd psychology : interestes in skinnearian & animal learning.

How did you choose NYU for undergrad?
nyu offered me an incredible [...]

#63

September 13th, 2006 6 Comments Noah

Leroy from bloggingblog.net guessed the right # and gets an autographed copy of The Paradox of Choice.
Contest #2: Leave a comment by Friday at 1pm on a choice you made. Best one gets an autographed copy of Paradox of Choice.

Book Week Giveaway #1: Paradox of Choice

September 11th, 2006 33 Comments Noah

I love reading books, I love my readers and therefore I thought I would spend this week giving away/reviewing books.

Today I am giving away an autographed copy of Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz. I interviewed Barry a few weeks ago and it will post that in a few days.
This has been one of the [...]

Past Winner

September 10th, 2006 2 Comments Noah

A month ago I asked people to submit pictures of there favorite Korean peace sign. Nick from Abandon Nest won.

His prize was the sexy Taekwondo shirt. Look at his poses:

and yes ladies he is single!

Sunday Quickie: Replying to an Introduction

September 10th, 2006 7 Comments Noah

My good buddy Nick Gray posted about how to do email introductions. I love introducing the right people. It is cool to know that a person can make a new friend, a deal can go down and other positive things just from an introduction.
Nick suggested this format when introducing two people:
1 Send an email to [...]

Buy Noah Kagan

September 8th, 2006 16 Comments Noah

The auction speaks for me.