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I listened to this while walking to and from campus. Definitely made my 30-45 minute commute more thoughtful.
Ariely writes wonderfully. I'm currently taking a Behavioral Econometrics course as well as an Experimental Economics course, so this book is apropos. Ariely does gloss over some of the technical details here and there (which makes me want to read his original papers), but that's okay because the big message is clear. People act "irrationally" frequently. We are all influenced by these small and large cues and events we hardly ever pay attention to. The amount of "surprising" results he's able to find and publish is really quite impressive. He's dug up quite the gold mine.
Overall, Ariely deftly illustrates a layer of the world we hardly notice but that is just beneath the surface of our daily decisions and behavior. I find it difficult to not question my anchors and motives every time I finish one of his chapters. Fun stuff. I'd recommend it.
Ariely writes wonderfully. I'm currently taking a Behavioral Econometrics course as well as an Experimental Economics course, so this book is apropos. Ariely does gloss over some of the technical details here and there (which makes me want to read his original papers), but that's okay because the big message is clear. People act "irrationally" frequently. We are all influenced by these small and large cues and events we hardly ever pay attention to. The amount of "surprising" results he's able to find and publish is really quite impressive. He's dug up quite the gold mine.
Overall, Ariely deftly illustrates a layer of the world we hardly notice but that is just beneath the surface of our daily decisions and behavior. I find it difficult to not question my anchors and motives every time I finish one of his chapters. Fun stuff. I'd recommend it.