The Fine Line Between Shared and Manipulated Medical Decisions

Physician burnout in the U.S. is reaching epidemic levels, affecting the majority of physicians in some specialties. Practicing medicine is, of course, a stressful job. Make a mistake and you might end someone’s life. But physicians are not usually burned out by such life and death matters. Instead, it’s the most mundane part of their jobs that’s…

The Wall Street Journal article linked below discusses why changing behavior may take more than the kind of nudges some behavioral economists have been promoting. As Lehrer points out, this is an idea I have been pushing (but not shoving, of course!) for a while.
Is ‘Nudging’ Really Enough? – WSJ