Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner pull back the curtain on how to see problems differently. Most people, they argue, think too big and too moralistically. The trick is to think smaller: strip away assumptions, ask unexpected questions, and look for the incentives quietly shaping behaviour.

At the heart of their method is intellectual humility—the courage to say “I don’t know.” From King Solomon’s cunning test to Van Halen’s “brown M&Ms” clause, their stories reveal how clever signals and small experiments can uncover hidden truths. They urge readers to think like a child: stay curious, test ideas cheaply, and know when to quit instead of doubling down.

Playful yet pointed, Think Like a Freak offers a toolkit for clearer reasoning in a messy world—proof that better questions, not bigger effort, often spark the smartest solutions.