# Nudge by Thaler and Sunstein

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Nudge by Thaler and Sunstein and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Explores choice architecture and how nudges shape decisions, with terms like hard nudge defined along the way. One commenter found it somewhat long-winded.

## Why people recommend it

- Explores choice architecture in depth (1 comments): "It's a somewhat long-winded exploration on choice architectures" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48949542))
- Defines hard nudges as shoves (1 comments): "a hard nudge is called a shove" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48375568))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/014313700X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780143137009) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Nudge by Thaler and Sunstein", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nudge/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).