Demystify the Economy: Your 7-Day Guide to How Money Works

Day 1 is our fun, accessible starting point. This book teaches you the core of all economics: incentives matter. It's a brilliant introduction to thinking like an economist by exploring the hidden side of everything. It makes the 'dismal science' feel exciting.

After Freakonomics introduced you to rational incentives, this book shows you the messy truth: humans are irrational. This is your essential introduction to behavioral economics, showing how our predictable biases systematically shape our financial decisions.

Building on the behavioral insights from yesterday, this book applies them directly to personal finance. It's a collection of timeless stories that reinforce the idea that managing money is more about psychology than complex math. A crucial, practical step.

With a better grasp of money psychology, we now tackle a core concept of modern economies: choice. This book is a powerful exploration of how having too many options can lead to anxiety and paralysis. It's a key insight into consumer behavior.

After looking at the problem of too much choice, this book explores the opposite: the psychology of scarcity. It's a brilliant look at how having too little of anything—time, money, food—radically changes our thinking and decision-making.

Now that we've explored individual economic psychology, let's zoom out to the big picture. This book is a powerful, optimistic argument that the engine of human progress and prosperity is, and always has been, the exchange of ideas.

For our finale, we challenge everything. After a week of exploring modern economics, this book offers a radical, anthropological history of money and markets. It's a mind-bending capstone that will give you a deeper, more critical perspective on all economic systems.