Worth the Risk: The Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking the Chances We Need to Take by Schrager, Allison
Worth the Risk: The Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking the Chances We Need to Take by Schrager, Allison

Worth the Risk: The Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking the Chances We Need to Take

Why fear of risk is holding us back, and how we can reclaim the confidence to thrive...
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Author: Allison Schrager
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Worth the Risk: The Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking the Chances We Need to Take by Schrager, Allison

Worth the Risk: The Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking the Chances We Need to Take

$33.60
Worth the Risk: The Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking the Chances We Need to Take by Schrager, Allison

Worth the Risk: The Seven Myths That Keep Us from Taking the Chances We Need to Take

$33.60
Author: Allison Schrager
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Why fear of risk is holding us back, and how we can reclaim the confidence to thrive in unpredictable times

Something is out of sync in today's economy. People feel insecure and unable to reach their potential. We worry that the world has become too risky, that investing is only for the rich, that our nest egg might not last, that it's all or nothing. We retreat into lives of minimal uncertainty. Economist Allison Schrager argues that there has never been a better time to take risks, and yet we as a society have never been more risk-averse. She explains how the fears surrounding risk are unfounded--and that these myths are exactly why so many are falling behind. In the meantime, the very wealthy are still taking risks that generate outsized rewards and widen economic divides.

Blending economic history and behavioral science, Schrager traces how our understanding and tolerance of risk have changed--how we have become less willing to open a business, start a family, or even drive a car. Along the way, she reveals the secrets of unconventional risk-takers, from a mob hit man to America's last frontiersman to a high-wire walker.

In this reassuring book, Schrager explains how to assess uncertainty, make better choices, and reclaim the upside of risk, allowing each of us to contribute to a more dynamic economy--and to live a more fulfilling life.



Author: Allison Schrager
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 09/22/2026
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780300266115

About the Author

Allison Schrager is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a regular columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. She is the author of An Economist Walks into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to Understand Risk.


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