Throughout my life, I have continually been taught not to judge a book by it's cover. In Chapter 5 of Naked Economics, Charles Wheelan introduces the logic that judging books by their covers is inevitable for us to do by bringing up the fact that we only obtain limited information about the 'book' itself therefore we automatically form an opinion. I have always attempted not to be quick to judge due to the teachings cemented in me as a child. This teaching sprung from the observation that judging books or others by just a glance generally does not work to be beneficial.
The only information we can go by on a quick glance is the cover of a book precisely. As he pointed out, we don't get to read an entire book before we buy it, therefore we must judge it's worth on the cover. This basic information is the base of almost every move we make and that fact in itself rocked my world. The cemented teachings I underwent as a child have been forever altered as I now realize the subconscious decisions I make on various things daily based on the little information I have. This thinking is portrayed in interviews, health insurance, where we want to eat dinner, and even about the stranger that is following us in a parking garage.
Overall, this chapter changed my way of thinking from being quick not to judge a book by its cover but rather to being quick to understand the information my brain processes as I see the book's cover.
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