Description
In Wild Problems, economist Russ Roberts challenges the modern assumption that all important decisions can be made through careful analysis and rational calculation. Instead, he argues that life’s most significant choices—whom to marry, what career to pursue, where to live, what to believe—are fundamentally different from everyday problems that yield to data and optimization.
These ‘wild problems’ resist algorithmic solutions. They involve uncertainty, incomplete information, and deeply personal values that can’t be quantified. Roberts draws on philosophy, literature, economics, and personal reflection to help readers understand the nature of these decisions and develop wisdom for navigating them.
Rather than offering prescriptive answers, the book encourages readers to embrace uncertainty, listen to their intuitions, and recognize that the path to a meaningful life often requires stepping beyond the realm of pure reason into the domain of faith, courage, and character.
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