People who buy annuities, it turns out, live longer than people who don't, and not because the people who buy annuities are healthier to start with. The evidence suggests that an annuity's steady payout provides a little extra incentive to keep chugging along.

Scarcity is a captivating book, overflowing with new ideas, fantastic stories, and simple suggestions that just might change the way you live.

Don't trust, just verify.

The data don't lie: a Chicago street prostitute is more likely to have sex with a cop than to be arrested by one.

When people don’t pay the true cost of something, they tend to consume it inefficiently.

An incentive is a bullet, a key: an often tiny object with astonishing power to change a situation

The key to learning is feedback. It is nearly impossible to learn anything without it.