Il potere del self-nudging e la citizen choice architecture

This article argues that nudges can frequently be transformed into self-nudges, which are interventions that empower people to create and organize their own decision settings, or to take on the role of citizen choice architects. Self-nudging is a practical and economical technique to apply behavioral science findings while avoiding issues with paternalism or manipulation. It could broaden the range of how behavioral insights from the public domain are applied to private settings (such homes, offices, and families). Self-nudging, specifically, can refer to designing one's proximate choice architecture to mitigate the effects of self-control issues, participating in education to comprehend the nature and causes of self-control problems, and using straightforward educational nudges to improve goal attainment across a variety of domains. It may even entail self-paternalistic actions like narrowing one's decision by, for example, eliminating possibilities. By educating others about nudges and how they operate, policymakers can encourage self-nudging. The ultimate objective of the self-nudging strategy is to facilitate citizen choice architects' effective self-governance, if appropriate, and the self-determined resolution of conflicts between their mutually conflicting goals and preferences.