Predictably Irrational Revised and Expanded Edition

• Author : Dan Ariely
• Publisher : Harper Collins
• Release : 27 April 2010

Why do our headaches persist after we take a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a fifty-cent aspirin? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup? When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we're making smart, rational choices. But are we? In this newly revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we

• Author : Instaread
• Publisher : Instaread Summaries
• Release : 13 April 2016

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely | Summary & Analysis Preview: Predictably Irrational provides a data-driven window into the ways in which the human mind fails to make rational choices time and time again. While some of these irrational decisions are humorous or trivial, in many cases, these behaviors can have far-ranging implications for governments and health care systems. However, understanding that we, as humans, are predisposed to making irrational decisions is the first step to preventing these behaviors and overcoming the foibles

• Author : The Hyperink Team
• Publisher : Hyperink Inc
• Release : 30 July 2012

ABOUT THE BOOK “If I were to distill one main lesson from the research described in this book, it is that we are pawns in a game whose forces we largely fail to comprehend.” Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational introduces the public to a new economic discipline that punches lethal holes in the science of classical economics, the field of behavioral economics. As David Berreby writes in his New York Times review of Predictably Irrational, “this sly and lucid

• Author : Worth Books
• Publisher : Open Road Media
• Release : 28 March 2017

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Predictably Irrational tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Dan Ariely’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Predictably Irrational includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter overviews Important quotes Fascinating trivia Glossary of terms Supporting material to enhance your understanding of

• Author : Shortcut Edition
• Publisher : Shortcut Edition
• Release : 07 June 2021

* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. By reading this summary, you will discover how your decisions and choices are influenced by parameters that are beyond your control. You will also discover that : making a choice is very often a dilemma; the more possibilities and options you have, the more difficult the choice becomes; when the choices are about money, people react senselessly; human

• Author : Dan Ariely
• Publisher : HarperCollins UK
• Release : 06 March 2009

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.

• Author : Richard B. McKenzie
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 21 October 2009

Mainstream economists everywhere exhibit an "irrational passion for dispassionate rationality." Behavioral economists, and long-time critic of mainstream economics suggests that people in mainstrean economic models "can think like Albert Einstein, store as much memory as IBM’s Big Blue, and exercise the will power of Mahatma Gandhi," suggesting that such a view of real world modern homo sapiens is simply wrongheaded. Indeed, Thaler and other behavioral economists and psychology have documented a variety of ways in which real-world people fall

• Author : Colander
• Publisher : McGraw Hill
• Release : 16 September 2016

Ebook: Economics

• Author : Thomas Heinzen,Wind Goodfriend
• Publisher : SAGE Publications
• Release : 09 January 2021

This award-winning text invites students to discover social psychology’s relevance to their lives. Authors Thomas Heinzen and Wind Goodfriend capture student interest by weaving stories drawn from their own personal experiences with compelling examples from everyday life, all carefully placed in historical context. Social psychology is presented as an evolving, science-driven conversation; chapters build on core questions central to scientific inquiry, while a methods-in-context approach cultivates psychological literacy. The Second Edition has been thoroughly updated with new pop culture

• Author : David Orrell
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 16 August 2010

From the inability of wealth to make us happier, to our catastrophic blindness to the credit crunch, Economyths reveals ten ways in which economics has failed us all. Forecasters predicted a prosperous year in 2008 for financial markets - in one influential survey the average prediction was for an eleven percent gain. But by the end of the year, the Standard and Poor's 500 index - a key economic barometer - was down 38 percent, and major economies were plunging into recession. Even

• Author : Quassim Cassam
• Publisher : OUP Oxford
• Release : 27 November 2014

Human beings are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless and uncritical, and our beliefs, desires, and other attitudes aren't always as they ought rationally to be. Our beliefs can be eccentric, our desires irrational and our hopes hopelessly unrealistic. Our attitudes are influenced by a wide range of non-epistemic or non-rational factors, including our character, our emotions, and powerful unconscious biases. Yet we are rarely conscious of such influences. Self-ignorance is not something to which human beings

• Author : Gary White,Matt Damon
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 29 March 2022

From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good On any given morning, you might wake up and shower with water, make your coffee with water, flush your toilet with water—and think nothing of it. But around the world, more than three-quarters of a billion people can’t do any of that—because they have no

• Author : Rex Miller,Phillip Williams,Michael O'Neill
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 11 April 2018

Discover how healthy buildings, culture, and people lead to high profits Organizations and employees now spend an average of $18,000 per year per employee for health costs, a 61% increase in 10 years. Every indicator projects these costs will double before 2030. This is an unsustainable path. These costs are the tip to an even bigger iceberg, the hidden costs of time out of the office, distraction, disengagement, and turnover. The Healthy Workplace Nudge explains the findings of research on 100 large organizations that have

• Author : Bhatia Rajendra,Pal Arup,Rangarajan G
• Publisher : World Scientific
• Release : 06 June 2011

ICM 2010 proceedings comprises a four-volume set containing articles based on plenary lectures and invited section lectures, the Abel and Noether lectures, as well as contributions based on lectures delivered by the recipients of the Fields Medal, the Nevanlinna, and Chern Prizes. The first volume will also contain the speeches at the opening and closing ceremonies and other highlights of the Congress.

• Author : John Ashcroft,Roy Childs,Alison Myers,Michael Schluter
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 31 October 2016

This book highlights the importance of stakeholder relationship building to effective organisations using the Relational Proximity® framework.