Freakonomics Reflection

A little disclaimer: I am not good in reflecting, and putting into words my supposed reflection and reactions about ideas or life in general. First of all, how do I reflect or react about a book that has a mutated green apple—assuming it is mutated, as its insides are that of an orange—for its cover? Ultimately, I judge books (literally books, not people) by its cover. The cover of Freakonomics looks quite complicated to me no matter how simple it looked, and led me to the conclusion that the book probably is not my cup of tea (as if I like tea and books in the first place). However, I have to admit that it made me curious about the mutated green apple, which if not mutated, probably has an identity crisis. Kidding aside, the cover hints that ideas in the book could challenge beliefs of the readers.

Disliking books does not equate to having an aversion to reading. The two verbs: liking and reading are very different, but still have similarities, as both are time consuming and can be very tiring. This is where the importance of …show more content…
I could only rant and do so much—mostly distracting myself again and again from productivity and wasting the supposedly short time I have. Freakonomics, and one of its themes, says that conventional wisdom is often wrong. Imagine how fun it would be to destroy the concept of time right now. How often most people keep on asking for more time, when there is nothing more to give—when it cannot be given. What if it did not really exist, and if it was only a made up concept of great, wondering minds? According to Galbraith, conventional wisdom must be simple, convenient, comfortable, and comforting, though not necessarily true. Well, who sets the standards for what is simple, convenient, comfortable, and