After talking about Adam Smith in the class, I've found a short essay about the misunderstandings about Adam Smith. It is interesting that the essay calls Adam Smith as the world's first self-help guru and the essay mentions his understanding of technology, ambition and friendship which are also applicable today and some real-life examples. Check out the link below for the short essay:
It's a very interesting post :) I didn't know that Smith was the first behavorial economist and considered people as emotional rather than rational. People lust for beauty and aesthetics. It seems like Smith wrote the basics of marketing.
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