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Your personal number detox learn how numbers have taken control of your lifeand how to get it back

How many hours of sleep did you get last week How many steps did you walk today How many friends do you have It seems everywhere you go youre surrounded by numbers You depend on them so you think theyre dependable neutral exact But the truth Numbers lie They mislead Theyre tricky little manipulative devils And theyre in the process of really messing things up for you You just dont know it yet

Today we all strive to quantify everything calories likes website traffic and even friends We measure ourselves against others and compare our real experiences to imagined averages But in our rush to measure we can lose sight of what matters From internationally renowned economics professors Micael Dahlen and Helge Thorbjrnsen More Numbers Every Day is a timely and powerful investigationand warningabout the trouble numbers can bring us

With groundbreaking empowering sometimes frightening and sometimes funny research they describe how numbers creep into our heads and bodies affecting how we think and feel But numbers arent all bad Sometimes they make us weaker but sometimes they also make us stronger More Numbers Every Day is more than just an exploration in to the somewhat mysterious seemingly infinite pandemic of numbers Its a numerical vaccinationfor a happier and more integrally healthy life