"The Essence of Decision" - Graham Allison and Philip Zelikow The easy way to think decisions is with the rational actor model. "The United States didn't sign

"The Essence of Decision" - Graham Allison and Philip Zelikow The easy way to think decisions is with the rational actor model. "The United States didn't sign the TPP agreement because..." "Apple removed the headphone jack because..." When the reality of large organizations is that decisions are made in the interaction of many people suborganizations. Allison and Zelikow are political scientists who massively advanced academic understanding of organization decision making... to illustrate their theories, they did original research into the Cuban missile crisis using it as an example of various models. Very accessible. It changed the way I think about how companies, governments, and the world works. "Infinite Jest" - David Foster Wallace It changed my life. This book taught me empathy and the truth in ordinary things... It's brilliant and amazing and worth making your way through 1000+ pages. RIP DFW.