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askirosingh's review against another edition
5.0
Interventions that take our biases into account seem to work so much better than if we just treated people as reward maximizing machines. Some notable examples are the "Save More Tomorrow" program or the credit card that's limited by budgeting. It's odd how these ideas that would clearly solve issues aren't easy to implement on the customer side.
Another key takeaway for me was the discrepancy of market value and social norms. For example, a lawyer may volunteer time but refuse to do work for a discounted price. Developing social norms in a workplace also appears to motivate hard work better than market value in the first place. This is why places like startups or big companies like Google can justify spending money on their employees so that they'll feel socially invested in the outcomes.
Another key takeaway for me was the discrepancy of market value and social norms. For example, a lawyer may volunteer time but refuse to do work for a discounted price. Developing social norms in a workplace also appears to motivate hard work better than market value in the first place. This is why places like startups or big companies like Google can justify spending money on their employees so that they'll feel socially invested in the outcomes.
tedgraham's review against another edition
2.0
Not an uninteresting topic, but the book suffers from a fatuous tone and enforced "breathlessness," as if the author is afraid the topic itself is uninteresting and so needs to be spiced up.
jessicabadolato's review against another edition
5.0
This was a fantastic book on behavioral economics that I had on my list for years. Each study it covered was thought-provoking, providing opportunities to question one's decision making processes and behavior. I enjoyed Ariely's style and look forward to reading/listening to more of his work.
smolgalaxybrain's review against another edition
While this would've probably been a great primer in behavioral economics as a whole, it's at this moment the 15th book I've picked up in that field (if you don't count the ones that I haven't finished at the time of this review). It's definitely much easier to read, but in doing so fills the book up with fluff. Not to mention the author's 2021 controversies and his research being called into question for misconduct and allegedly falsifying data.
In that sense, I'd rather read other books, even if they do hurt my head more.
In that sense, I'd rather read other books, even if they do hurt my head more.
maisy_englund's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting insights, inspired some experiment ideas for the monkeys. Docked a star for the subtle misogyny
randommichelle's review against another edition
5.0
TLDR: I've listened to the audio several times, but would get distracted and miss chunks, so I finally read it. Why isn't this taught in schools?
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rkaufman13's review against another edition
3.0
Another Freakonomics-style book. I think I'm sick of behavioral economics, though that isn't Ariely's fault.
The coolest part about this book was realizing that I'd heard of nearly all of the experiments mentioned and that they were all done by Ariely. The man's got reach.
But again, if you've read similar books, you've (apparently) read them all.
The coolest part about this book was realizing that I'd heard of nearly all of the experiments mentioned and that they were all done by Ariely. The man's got reach.
But again, if you've read similar books, you've (apparently) read them all.