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armag88's review against another edition
4.0
As the title suggests, a true eye-opener to the absurdity of our rationale in daily decision-making.
matig0's review against another edition
5.0
I read the book after watching Prof. Ariely and Prof. Kariv's debate in my college. Very interesting and makes you think about the daily decisions you take.
allairek's review
It makes sense that this was published during the time a lot of pop science/economic books were coming out. the author performs minor experiments with college students and make broad generalizations about what they mean. None of these ideas are revolutionary.
katieinca's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating stuff, and has me thinking about how to bribe/trick myself for my own good.
My only complaint is that this occasionally felt like the Cliff's Notes, and I wanted the grown up version.
My only complaint is that this occasionally felt like the Cliff's Notes, and I wanted the grown up version.
rebeccazh's review against another edition
4.0
A pretty decent book, easy to read and informative. I actually came away from this enjoying the author's writing style quite a lot. He's very funny and I think I would enjoy it if he wrote a short memoir of his life lol. A number of points here have been covered in other books in this genre.
alidottie's review against another edition
4.0
This was an interesting book. It was a fun premise to explore our irrational behavior because it is so often so predictable. It definitely makes you reflect on choices you make and why.
sksrenninger's review against another edition
4.0
Ariely was funny, and the book opened my eyes to some patterns of behavior that I hadn't noticed. It was surprisingly similar to The Social Animal by David Brooks in some ways, and there were a couple times when I felt like I was reading repeat material, but overall, it illuminated some new ideas in ways that made me laugh.
tophat8855's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to the audiobook on Hoopla. I definitely saw my brain makes irrational decisions and it's always good to question how you make your decisions. Re-think all the stuff you do on auto-pilot. All the time.