The Upside of Irrationality : : the Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
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Great follow-up, more valuable insights
submitted by AWolf on September 18, 2011, 8:54am
A bit more casual writing style compared to his first book (though both are entertaining and perfectly readable), this includes further insights and scientific evidence to support them. There's important issues discusses such as revenge, apology, motivation, dating, empathy... all these are connected to fun and interesting experiments.
One valuable example: when they find the tasks meaningful, people will choose to work instead of getting paid without working or when doing less meaningful work. This behavior is even shown in some animals! But Ariely studies this by the difference between people building legos and getting to see the cumulative result versus building legos while they see them taken apart immediately as they build the next one.
There is so much more here and it is very accessible reading! I highly recommend this to absolutely everyone!
Good examples submitted by onpaper24 on August 28, 2018, 12:37pm I really liked this book and the way it was written with valuable examples.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Harper, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: xi, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780061995033
0061995037
9780062009937
0062009931
SUBJECTS
Practical reason.
Logic.