21A- Reading Reflection No.2

21A- Reading Reflection No.2

1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?

There are three mains lessons that you learn when reading this book. The first is that the behavior you use in every day life is determined by two different aspects or systems within your mind. One of them you can consciously think about and the other is just innate within you. The second lesson is that as much as we try to use our brain, it doesn’t let us ever use the full extent of your brain power. The last lesson talked about is that when you deal with anything that has to do with money you need to leave your emotions out of it because they will only get in your way and cause you to have faulty reasoning.

2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?

I think it helped me in not only the area subject of what we are learning in ENT 3003 but also in the world of finance and economics. This man did with a Nobel Prize for Economics. It was interesting reading about the two different sides of your brain interact with each other and can cause you to mess up or make mistakes sometimes because there is basically a mini battle going on inside your head.

3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?

I think it would be more of a money exercise going off of his third lesson about how to not use your emotions when dealing with money but at the same time incorporate the first lesson with how there are two sides of your mind fighting for control. It would maybe be an online poker simulation where you are given an amount of money to gamble with but while you are playing the actual game there are different people like egging you on or situations causing the emotional side of your brain.

4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?

I think it was interesting how it was basically put that you can and can’t trust your gut at the same exact time. People always talk about how you should go with what your gut says and he basically says yes and no, which kind of leaves you at a loss but at the same time you feel better off for knowing it.