The Upside of Irrationality
Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty are all best-sellers by Dan Ariely. He founded the Center for Advanced Hindsight and is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, and other publications.
How do huge compensation make CEOs less productive? What is vengeance so vital to us? How may perplexing directions benefit us? Why is there a distinction between what we believe will make us happy and what actually does?
Dan Ariely, a social scientist, revealed the many biases that lead us to make poor decisions in his seminal book, Predictably Irrational. He now explores the startling bad and positive consequences irrationality can have on our lives in The Upside of Irrationality. He focuses on our actions at work and in relationships, offering new insights and eye-opening realities about what truly motivates us at work, how one stupid move may become a long-term poor habit, how we learn to love the ones we're with, and more. The Upside of Irrationality will alter our perceptions of ourselves at work and at home, as well as cast our irrational behaviors in a more nuanced light.
Predictably Irrational by behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely returns to provide a much-needed perspective on the irrational decisions that influence our dating lives, working situations, economic conditions and the desire to cheat in all domains. The Upside of Irrationality will appeal to fans of Freakonomics, Survival of the Sickest, and Malcolm Gladwell's Blink and The Tipping Point.
Author: Dr. Dan Ariely
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/The-Upside-Irrationality-Unexpected-Benefits/dp/0061995045/
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