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"Predictably Irrational is clever, playful,humorous, hard hitting, insightful, and consistently fun and exciting to read." -- Paul Slovic, Founder and President, Decision Research
"A taxonomy of financial folly." -- The New Yorker
A taxonomy of financial folly. --The New Yorker
"A fascinating romp through the science of decision-making that unmasks the ways that emotions, social norms, expectations, and context lead us astray."--Time magazine
"Freakonomics held that people respond to incentives, perhaps in undesirable ways, but always rationally. Dan Ariely shows you how people are deeply irrational, and predictably so."--Chip Heath, Co-Author, Made to Stick, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business
"Predictably Irrational is clever, playful, humorous, hard hitting, insightful, and consistently fun and exciting to read."--Paul Slovic, Founder and President, Decision Research
"In creative ways, author Dan Ariely puts rationality to the test. . . . New experiments and optimistic ideas tumble out of him, like water from a fountain."--Boston Globe
"Inventive. . . . An accessible account. . . . Ariely is a more than capable storyteller . . . If only more researchers could write like this, the world would be a better place."--Financial Times
"Ariely's intelligent, exuberant style and thought-provoking arguments make for a fascinating, eye-opening read."--Publishers Weekly
"PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a charmer-filled with clever experiments, engaging ideas, and delightful anecdotes. Dan Ariely is a wise and amusing guide to the foibles, errors, and bloopers of everyday decision-making."--Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness
"A marvelous book that is both thought provoking and highly entertaining, ranging from the power of placebos to the pleasures of Pepsi. Ariely unmasks the subtle but powerful tricks that our minds play on us, and shows us how we can prevent being fooled."--Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think
"Dan Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act, in the marketplace and out. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL will reshape the way you see the world, and yourself, for good."--James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds
"Dan Ariely's ingenious experiments explore deeply how our economic behavior is influenced by irrational forces and social norms. In a charmingly informal style that makes it accessible to a wide audience, PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL provides a standing criticism to the explanatory power of rational egotistic choice."--Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize in Economics 1972, Professor of Economics Stanford University
"Sly and lucid. . . . Predictably Irrational is a far more revolutionary book than its unthreatening manner lets on."--New York Times Book Review
"An entertaining tour of the many ways people act against their best interests, drawing on Ariely's own ingeniously designed experiments. . . . Personal and accessible."--BusinessWeek
"Surprisingly entertaining. . . . Easy to read. . . . Ariely's book makes economics and the strange happenings of the human mind fun."--USA Today
"After reading this book, you will understand the decisions you make in an entirely new way."--Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT's Media Lab and founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association
"This is a wonderful, eye-opening book. Deep, readable, and providing refreshing evidence that there are domains and situations in which material incentives work in unexpected ways. We humans are humans, with qualities that can be destroyed by the introduction of economic gains. A must read!"--Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
"PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a scientific but imminently readable and decidedly insightful look into why we do what we do every day...and why, even though we 'know better, ' we may never change."--Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
"The most difficult part of investing is managing your emotions. Dan explains why that is so challenging for all of us, and how recognizing your built-in biases can help you avoid common mistakes."--Charles Schwab, Chairman and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation
"Predictably Irrational is an important book. Full of valuable and entertaining insights that will make an impact on your business, professional, and personal life."--Jack M Greenberg, Chairman, Western Union Company, Retired Chairman and CEO, McDonald's Corporation
"Ariely's book addresses some weighty issues . . . with an unexpected dash of humor."--Entertainment Weekly
"PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is wildly original. It shows why--much more often than we usually care to admit--humans make foolish, and sometimes disastrous, mistakes. Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser."--George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001 Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley
"A delightfully brilliant guide to our irrationality--and how to overcome it--in the marketplace and everyplace."--Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm and Dealing with Darwin
"A taxonomy of financial folly."--The New Yorker
This is a wonderful, eye-opening book. Deep, readable, and providing refreshing evidence that there are domains and situations in which material incentives work in unexpected ways. We humans are humans, with qualities that can be destroyed by the introduction of economic gains. A must read! --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable"
Sly and lucid. . . . Predictably Irrational is a far more revolutionary book than its unthreatening manner lets on. --New York Times Book Review"
Surprisingly entertaining. . . . Easy to read. . . . Ariely s book makes economics and the strange happenings of the human mind fun. --USA Today"
A fascinating romp through the science of decision-making that unmasks the ways that emotions, social norms, expectations, and context lead us astray. --Time magazine"
In creative ways, author Dan Ariely puts rationality to the test. . . . New experiments and optimistic ideas tumble out of him, like water from a fountain. --Boston Globe"
An entertaining tour of the many ways people act against their best interests, drawing on Ariely s own ingeniously designed experiments. . . . Personal and accessible. --BusinessWeek"
Ariely s book addresses some weighty issues . . . with an unexpected dash of humor. --Entertainment Weekly"
Inventive. . . . An accessible account. . . . Ariely is a more than capable storyteller . . . If only more researchers could write like this, the world would be a better place. --Financial Times"
Ariely s intelligent, exuberant style and thought-provoking arguments make for a fascinating, eye-opening read. --Publishers Weekly"
A taxonomy of financial folly. --The New Yorker"
A marvelous book that is both thought provoking and highly entertaining, ranging from the power of placebos to the pleasures of Pepsi. Ariely unmasks the subtle but powerful tricks that our minds play on us, and shows us how we can prevent being fooled. --Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think"
Dan Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act, in the marketplace and out. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL will reshape the way you see the world, and yourself, for good. --James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds"
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a charmer-filled with clever experiments, engaging ideas, and delightful anecdotes. Dan Ariely is a wise and amusing guide to the foibles, errors, and bloopers of everyday decision-making. --Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness"
The most difficult part of investing is managing your emotions. Dan explains why that is so challenging for all of us, and how recognizing your built-in biases can help you avoid common mistakes. --Charles Schwab, Chairman and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation"
Dan Ariely s ingenious experiments explore deeply how our economic behavior is influenced by irrational forces and social norms. In a charmingly informal style that makes it accessible to a wide audience, PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL provides a standing criticism to the explanatory power of rational egotistic choice. --Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize in Economics 1972, Professor of Economics Stanford University"
After reading this book, you will understand the decisions you make in an entirely new way. --Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT's Media Lab and founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association"
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a scientific but imminently readable and decidedly insightful look into why we do what we do every day...and why, even though we know better, we may never change. --Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia"
Predictably Irrational is an important book. Full of valuable and entertaining insights that will make an impact on your business, professional, and personal life. --Jack M Greenberg, Chairman, Western Union Company, Retired Chairman and CEO, McDonald's Corporation"
Predictably Irrational is clever, playful, humorous, hard hitting, insightful, and consistently fun and exciting to read. --Paul Slovic, Founder and President, Decision Research"
Freakonomics held that people respond to incentives, perhaps in undesirable ways, but always rationally. Dan Ariely shows you how people are deeply irrational, and predictably so. --Chip Heath, Co-Author, Made to Stick, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business"
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is wildly original. It shows why much more often than we usually care to admit humans make foolish, and sometimes disastrous, mistakes. Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser. --George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001 Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley"
A delightfully brilliant guide to our irrationality and how to overcome it in the marketplace and everyplace. --Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm and Dealing with Darwin"
-This is a wonderful, eye-opening book. Deep, readable, and providing refreshing evidence that there are domains and situations in which material incentives work in unexpected ways. We humans are humans, with qualities that can be destroyed by the introduction of economic gains. A must read!---Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
-Sly and lucid. . . . Predictably Irrational is a far more revolutionary book than its unthreatening manner lets on.---New York Times Book Review
-Surprisingly entertaining. . . . Easy to read. . . . Ariely's book makes economics and the strange happenings of the human mind fun.---USA Today
-A fascinating romp through the science of decision-making that unmasks the ways that emotions, social norms, expectations, and context lead us astray.---Time magazine
-In creative ways, author Dan Ariely puts rationality to the test. . . . New experiments and optimistic ideas tumble out of him, like water from a fountain.---Boston Globe
-An entertaining tour of the many ways people act against their best interests, drawing on Ariely's own ingeniously designed experiments. . . . Personal and accessible.---BusinessWeek
-Ariely's book addresses some weighty issues . . . with an unexpected dash of humor.---Entertainment Weekly
-Inventive. . . . An accessible account. . . . Ariely is a more than capable storyteller . . . If only more researchers could write like this, the world would be a better place.---Financial Times
-Ariely's intelligent, exuberant style and thought-provoking arguments make for a fascinating, eye-opening read.---Publishers Weekly
-A taxonomy of financial folly.---The New Yorker
-A marvelous book that is both thought provoking and highly entertaining, ranging from the power of placebos to the pleasures of Pepsi. Ariely unmasks the subtle but powerful tricks that our minds play on us, and shows us how we can prevent being fooled.---Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think
-Dan Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act, in the marketplace and out. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL will reshape the way you see the world, and yourself, for good.---James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds
-PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a charmer-filled with clever experiments, engaging ideas, and delightful anecdotes. Dan Ariely is a wise and amusing guide to the foibles, errors, and bloopers of everyday decision-making.---Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness
-The most difficult part of investing is managing your emotions. Dan explains why that is so challenging for all of us, and how recognizing your built-in biases can help you avoid common mistakes.---Charles Schwab, Chairman and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation
-PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is wildly original. It shows why--much more often than we usually care to admit--humans make foolish, and sometimes disastrous, mistakes. Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser.---George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001 Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley
-Dan Ariely's ingenious experiments explore deeply how our economic behavior is influenced by irrational forces and social norms. In a charmingly informal style that makes it accessible to a wide audience, PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL provides a standing criticism to the explanatory power of rational egotistic choice.---Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize in Economics 1972, Professor of Economics Stanford University
-A delightfully brilliant guide to our irrationality--and how to overcome it--in the marketplace and everyplace.---Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm and Dealing with Darwin
-After reading this book, you will understand the decisions you make in an entirely new way.---Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT's Media Lab and founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association
-PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a scientific but imminently readable and decidedly insightful look into why we do what we do every day...and why, even though we 'know better, ' we may never change.---Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
-Predictably Irrational is an important book. Full of valuable and entertaining insights that will make an impact on your business, professional, and personal life.---Jack M Greenberg, Chairman, Western Union Company, Retired Chairman and CEO, McDonald's Corporation
-Predictably Irrational is clever, playful, humorous, hard hitting, insightful, and consistently fun and exciting to read.---Paul Slovic, Founder and President, Decision Research
-Freakonomics held that people respond to incentives, perhaps in undesirable ways, but always rationally. Dan Ariely shows you how people are deeply irrational, and predictably so.---Chip Heath, Co-Author, Made to Stick, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business
"A taxonomy of financial folly." -- The New Yorker
A taxonomy of financial folly. --The New Yorker
"A fascinating romp through the science of decision-making that unmasks the ways that emotions, social norms, expectations, and context lead us astray."--Time magazine
"Freakonomics held that people respond to incentives, perhaps in undesirable ways, but always rationally. Dan Ariely shows you how people are deeply irrational, and predictably so."--Chip Heath, Co-Author, Made to Stick, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business
"Predictably Irrational is clever, playful, humorous, hard hitting, insightful, and consistently fun and exciting to read."--Paul Slovic, Founder and President, Decision Research
"In creative ways, author Dan Ariely puts rationality to the test. . . . New experiments and optimistic ideas tumble out of him, like water from a fountain."--Boston Globe
"Inventive. . . . An accessible account. . . . Ariely is a more than capable storyteller . . . If only more researchers could write like this, the world would be a better place."--Financial Times
"Ariely's intelligent, exuberant style and thought-provoking arguments make for a fascinating, eye-opening read."--Publishers Weekly
"PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a charmer-filled with clever experiments, engaging ideas, and delightful anecdotes. Dan Ariely is a wise and amusing guide to the foibles, errors, and bloopers of everyday decision-making."--Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness
"A marvelous book that is both thought provoking and highly entertaining, ranging from the power of placebos to the pleasures of Pepsi. Ariely unmasks the subtle but powerful tricks that our minds play on us, and shows us how we can prevent being fooled."--Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think
"Dan Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act, in the marketplace and out. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL will reshape the way you see the world, and yourself, for good."--James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds
"Dan Ariely's ingenious experiments explore deeply how our economic behavior is influenced by irrational forces and social norms. In a charmingly informal style that makes it accessible to a wide audience, PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL provides a standing criticism to the explanatory power of rational egotistic choice."--Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize in Economics 1972, Professor of Economics Stanford University
"Sly and lucid. . . . Predictably Irrational is a far more revolutionary book than its unthreatening manner lets on."--New York Times Book Review
"An entertaining tour of the many ways people act against their best interests, drawing on Ariely's own ingeniously designed experiments. . . . Personal and accessible."--BusinessWeek
"Surprisingly entertaining. . . . Easy to read. . . . Ariely's book makes economics and the strange happenings of the human mind fun."--USA Today
"After reading this book, you will understand the decisions you make in an entirely new way."--Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT's Media Lab and founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association
"This is a wonderful, eye-opening book. Deep, readable, and providing refreshing evidence that there are domains and situations in which material incentives work in unexpected ways. We humans are humans, with qualities that can be destroyed by the introduction of economic gains. A must read!"--Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
"PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a scientific but imminently readable and decidedly insightful look into why we do what we do every day...and why, even though we 'know better, ' we may never change."--Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
"The most difficult part of investing is managing your emotions. Dan explains why that is so challenging for all of us, and how recognizing your built-in biases can help you avoid common mistakes."--Charles Schwab, Chairman and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation
"Predictably Irrational is an important book. Full of valuable and entertaining insights that will make an impact on your business, professional, and personal life."--Jack M Greenberg, Chairman, Western Union Company, Retired Chairman and CEO, McDonald's Corporation
"Ariely's book addresses some weighty issues . . . with an unexpected dash of humor."--Entertainment Weekly
"PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is wildly original. It shows why--much more often than we usually care to admit--humans make foolish, and sometimes disastrous, mistakes. Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser."--George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001 Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley
"A delightfully brilliant guide to our irrationality--and how to overcome it--in the marketplace and everyplace."--Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm and Dealing with Darwin
"A taxonomy of financial folly."--The New Yorker
This is a wonderful, eye-opening book. Deep, readable, and providing refreshing evidence that there are domains and situations in which material incentives work in unexpected ways. We humans are humans, with qualities that can be destroyed by the introduction of economic gains. A must read! --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable"
Sly and lucid. . . . Predictably Irrational is a far more revolutionary book than its unthreatening manner lets on. --New York Times Book Review"
Surprisingly entertaining. . . . Easy to read. . . . Ariely s book makes economics and the strange happenings of the human mind fun. --USA Today"
A fascinating romp through the science of decision-making that unmasks the ways that emotions, social norms, expectations, and context lead us astray. --Time magazine"
In creative ways, author Dan Ariely puts rationality to the test. . . . New experiments and optimistic ideas tumble out of him, like water from a fountain. --Boston Globe"
An entertaining tour of the many ways people act against their best interests, drawing on Ariely s own ingeniously designed experiments. . . . Personal and accessible. --BusinessWeek"
Ariely s book addresses some weighty issues . . . with an unexpected dash of humor. --Entertainment Weekly"
Inventive. . . . An accessible account. . . . Ariely is a more than capable storyteller . . . If only more researchers could write like this, the world would be a better place. --Financial Times"
Ariely s intelligent, exuberant style and thought-provoking arguments make for a fascinating, eye-opening read. --Publishers Weekly"
A taxonomy of financial folly. --The New Yorker"
A marvelous book that is both thought provoking and highly entertaining, ranging from the power of placebos to the pleasures of Pepsi. Ariely unmasks the subtle but powerful tricks that our minds play on us, and shows us how we can prevent being fooled. --Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think"
Dan Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act, in the marketplace and out. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL will reshape the way you see the world, and yourself, for good. --James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds"
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a charmer-filled with clever experiments, engaging ideas, and delightful anecdotes. Dan Ariely is a wise and amusing guide to the foibles, errors, and bloopers of everyday decision-making. --Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness"
The most difficult part of investing is managing your emotions. Dan explains why that is so challenging for all of us, and how recognizing your built-in biases can help you avoid common mistakes. --Charles Schwab, Chairman and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation"
Dan Ariely s ingenious experiments explore deeply how our economic behavior is influenced by irrational forces and social norms. In a charmingly informal style that makes it accessible to a wide audience, PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL provides a standing criticism to the explanatory power of rational egotistic choice. --Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize in Economics 1972, Professor of Economics Stanford University"
After reading this book, you will understand the decisions you make in an entirely new way. --Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT's Media Lab and founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association"
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a scientific but imminently readable and decidedly insightful look into why we do what we do every day...and why, even though we know better, we may never change. --Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia"
Predictably Irrational is an important book. Full of valuable and entertaining insights that will make an impact on your business, professional, and personal life. --Jack M Greenberg, Chairman, Western Union Company, Retired Chairman and CEO, McDonald's Corporation"
Predictably Irrational is clever, playful, humorous, hard hitting, insightful, and consistently fun and exciting to read. --Paul Slovic, Founder and President, Decision Research"
Freakonomics held that people respond to incentives, perhaps in undesirable ways, but always rationally. Dan Ariely shows you how people are deeply irrational, and predictably so. --Chip Heath, Co-Author, Made to Stick, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business"
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is wildly original. It shows why much more often than we usually care to admit humans make foolish, and sometimes disastrous, mistakes. Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser. --George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001 Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley"
A delightfully brilliant guide to our irrationality and how to overcome it in the marketplace and everyplace. --Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm and Dealing with Darwin"
-This is a wonderful, eye-opening book. Deep, readable, and providing refreshing evidence that there are domains and situations in which material incentives work in unexpected ways. We humans are humans, with qualities that can be destroyed by the introduction of economic gains. A must read!---Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
-Sly and lucid. . . . Predictably Irrational is a far more revolutionary book than its unthreatening manner lets on.---New York Times Book Review
-Surprisingly entertaining. . . . Easy to read. . . . Ariely's book makes economics and the strange happenings of the human mind fun.---USA Today
-A fascinating romp through the science of decision-making that unmasks the ways that emotions, social norms, expectations, and context lead us astray.---Time magazine
-In creative ways, author Dan Ariely puts rationality to the test. . . . New experiments and optimistic ideas tumble out of him, like water from a fountain.---Boston Globe
-An entertaining tour of the many ways people act against their best interests, drawing on Ariely's own ingeniously designed experiments. . . . Personal and accessible.---BusinessWeek
-Ariely's book addresses some weighty issues . . . with an unexpected dash of humor.---Entertainment Weekly
-Inventive. . . . An accessible account. . . . Ariely is a more than capable storyteller . . . If only more researchers could write like this, the world would be a better place.---Financial Times
-Ariely's intelligent, exuberant style and thought-provoking arguments make for a fascinating, eye-opening read.---Publishers Weekly
-A taxonomy of financial folly.---The New Yorker
-A marvelous book that is both thought provoking and highly entertaining, ranging from the power of placebos to the pleasures of Pepsi. Ariely unmasks the subtle but powerful tricks that our minds play on us, and shows us how we can prevent being fooled.---Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think
-Dan Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act, in the marketplace and out. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL will reshape the way you see the world, and yourself, for good.---James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds
-PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a charmer-filled with clever experiments, engaging ideas, and delightful anecdotes. Dan Ariely is a wise and amusing guide to the foibles, errors, and bloopers of everyday decision-making.---Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness
-The most difficult part of investing is managing your emotions. Dan explains why that is so challenging for all of us, and how recognizing your built-in biases can help you avoid common mistakes.---Charles Schwab, Chairman and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation
-PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is wildly original. It shows why--much more often than we usually care to admit--humans make foolish, and sometimes disastrous, mistakes. Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser.---George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001 Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley
-Dan Ariely's ingenious experiments explore deeply how our economic behavior is influenced by irrational forces and social norms. In a charmingly informal style that makes it accessible to a wide audience, PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL provides a standing criticism to the explanatory power of rational egotistic choice.---Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize in Economics 1972, Professor of Economics Stanford University
-A delightfully brilliant guide to our irrationality--and how to overcome it--in the marketplace and everyplace.---Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm and Dealing with Darwin
-After reading this book, you will understand the decisions you make in an entirely new way.---Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT's Media Lab and founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association
-PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a scientific but imminently readable and decidedly insightful look into why we do what we do every day...and why, even though we 'know better, ' we may never change.---Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
-Predictably Irrational is an important book. Full of valuable and entertaining insights that will make an impact on your business, professional, and personal life.---Jack M Greenberg, Chairman, Western Union Company, Retired Chairman and CEO, McDonald's Corporation
-Predictably Irrational is clever, playful, humorous, hard hitting, insightful, and consistently fun and exciting to read.---Paul Slovic, Founder and President, Decision Research
-Freakonomics held that people respond to incentives, perhaps in undesirable ways, but always rationally. Dan Ariely shows you how people are deeply irrational, and predictably so.---Chip Heath, Co-Author, Made to Stick, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Product Description
Why do smart people make irrational decisions every day? The answers will surprise you. Predictably Irrational is an intriguing, witty and utterly original look at why we all make illogical decisions.
Why can a 50p aspirin do what a 5p aspirin can't? If an item is "free" it must be a bargain, right? Why is everything relative, even when it shouldn't be? How do our expectations influence our actual opinions and decisions?
In this astounding book, behavioural economist Dan Ariely cuts to the heart of our strange behaviour, demonstrating how irrationality often supplants rational thought and that the reason for this is embedded in the very structure of our minds.
Predicatably Irrational brilliantly blends everyday experiences with a series of illuminating and often surprising experiments, that will change your understanding of human behaviour. And, by recognising these patterns, Ariely shows that we can make better decisions in business, in matters of collective welfare, and in our everyday lives from drinking coffee to losing weight, buying a car to choosing a romantic partner.
