Irracional - O que leva pessoas inteligentes a tomarem decisões erradas by Rom Brafman, Ori Brafman

3.54 AVERAGE

smolgalaxybrain's review against another edition

3.0
informative reflective medium-paced

delaneysc's review against another edition

informative medium-paced
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leanbean's review against another edition

4.0
informative reflective medium-paced

aubrey_the_explorer's review against another edition

4.0
Very cool concepts. I enjoyed how they introduce them through real life examples and research studies. Plus I learned about several research projects and real life events that I was previously unfamiliar with, so that was an added bonus.
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melissa_who_reads's review against another edition

4.0
Enjoyed it. Very interesting things to think about. Big topic left completely off the table: how racism affects us all (the section on job interviews made me think about that - and how it might be written differently today). Also, wondered how the financial incentive - which they go a long way to debunking- plays out in corporate America (again, completely not discussed what factors of CEO compensation drive decision making and whether that is always best for the company itself).

But very interesting none the less.

tintinintibet's review against another edition

2.0
so this book took a couple hours to read and had overlapping material to "predictably irrational". which was fine, all these books are pretty much addressing the same quirky sort of pop-psychology-statistics-business crap. but i think i liked this one a bit more; maybe the examples were less laboratory-based (though both books use EXACTLY the same examples at times) and felt a bit more real -- e.g. is it weird that French or Russian audiences are dramatically different than American ones in helping out contestants on "who wants to be a millionaire"?? i would say no. but then....what? Why would 56% of the French audience say that the sun revolved around the earth? Are they stupid?

Hence: quirky-pop-psychology-statistics-business crap.

kplovesstories's review against another edition

4.0
Think you’re a rational person? Think again. So many real life examples and studies of the way humans are completely irrational in out decision making. This was a quick but very interesting listen.

laurap's review against another edition

3.75
informative lighthearted fast-paced
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pastorashley's review against another edition

4.0
informative fast-paced

chughes120's review against another edition

5.0
This felt like a Malcolm Gladwell book or Michael Lewis podcast in the best way. A great, quick read.