Dan Ariely

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 behave in fundamentally rational ways. From drinking coffee to losing weight, from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner, we consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They're systematic and predictable—making us predictably irrational.

Bestselling author Dan Ariely reveals fascinating new insights into motivation--showing that the subject is far more complex than we ever imagined. Every day we work hard to motivate ourselves, the people we live with, the people who work for and do business with us. In this way, much of what we do can be defined as being "motivators." From the boardroom to the living room, our role as motivators is complex, and the more we try to motivate partners and children, friends and coworkers, the clearer it becomes that the story of motivation is far more intricate and fascinating than we've assumed. Payoff investigates the true nature of motivation, our partial blindness to the way it works, and how we can bridge this gap. With studies that range from Intel to a kindergarten classroom, Ariely digs deep to find the root of motivation--how it works and how we can use this knowledge to approach important choices in our own lives. Along the way, he explores intriguing questions such as: Can giving employees bonuses harm productivity? Why is trust so crucial for successful motivation? What are our misconceptions about how to value our work? How does your sense of your mortality impact your motivation?

The New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality returns with thought-provoking work to challenge our preconceptions about dishonesty and urge us to take an honest look at ourselves.Does the chance of getting caught affect how likely we are to cheat? How do companies pave the way for dishonesty? Does collaboration make us more honest or less so? Does religion improve our honesty? Most of us think of ourselves as honest, but, in fact, we all cheat. From Washington to Wall Street, the classroom to the workplace, unethical behavior is everywhere. None of us is immune, whether it's the white lie to head off trouble or padding our expense reports. In The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, award-winning, bestselling author Dan Ariely turns his unique insight and innovative research to the question of dishonesty. Generally, we assume that cheating, like most other decisions, is based on a rational cost-benefit analysis. But Ariely argues, and then demonstrates, that it's actually the irrational forces that we don't take into account that often determine whether we behave ethically or not. For every Enron or political bribe, there are countless puffed résumés, hidden commissions, and knockoff purses. In The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, Ariely shows why some things are easier to lie about; how getting caught matters less than we think; and how business practices pave the way for unethical behavior, both intentionally and unintentionally. Ariely explores how unethical behavior works in the personal, professional, and political worlds, and how it affects all of us, even as we think of ourselves as having high moral standards. But all is not lost. Ariely also identifies what keeps us honest, pointing the way for achieving higher ethics in our everyday lives. With compelling personal and academic findings, The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty will change the way we see ourselves, our actions, and others

Why is paying for things painful? Why are we comfortable overpaying for something in the present just because we’ve overpaid for it in the past? Why is it easy to pay $4 for a soda on vacation, when we wouldn’t spend more than $1 on that same soda at our local grocery store? We think of money as numbers, values, and amounts, but when it comes down to it, when we actually use our money, we engage our hearts more than our heads. Emotions play a powerful role in shaping our financial behavior, often making us our own worst enemies as we try to save, access value, and spend responsibly. In Dollars and Sense, bestselling author and behavioral economist Dan Ariely teams up with financial comedian and writer Jeff Kreisler to challenge many of our most basic assumptions about the precarious relationship between our brains and our money. In doing so, they undermine many of personal finance’s most sacred beliefs and explain how we can override some of our own instincts to make better financial choices.Exploring a wide range of everyday topics—from the lure of pain-free spending with credit cards to the pitfalls of household budgeting to the seductive power of holiday sales—Ariely and Kreisler demonstrate how our misplaced confidence in our spending habits frequently leads us astray, costing us more than we realize, whether it’s the real value of the time we spend driving forty-five minutes to save $10 or our inability to properly assess what the things we buy are actually worth. Together Ariely and Kreisler reveal the emotional forces working against us and how we can counteract them. Mixing case studies and anecdotes with concrete advice and lessons, they cut through the unconscious fears and desires driving our worst financial instincts and teach us how to improve our money habits.The result not only reveals the rationale behind our most head-scratching financial choices but also offers clear guidance for navigating the treacherous financial landscape of the brain. Fascinating, engaging, funny, and essential, Dollars and Sense provides the practical tools we need to understand and improve our financial choices, save and spend smarter, and ultimately live better.

Behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely returns to offer a much-needed take on the irrational decisions that influence our dating lives, our workplace experiences, and our general behaviour, up close and personal.In The Upside of Irrationality, behavioral economist Dan Ariely will explore the many ways in which our behaviour often leads us astray in terms of our romantic relationships, our experiences in the workplace, and our temptations to cheat. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities.Among the topics Dan explores • What we think will make us happy and what really makes us happy;• How we learn to love the ones we are with;• Why online dating doesn’t work, and how we can improve on it;• Why learning more about people make us like them less;• Why large bonuses can make CEOs less productive;• How to really motivate people at work;• Why bad directions can help us;• How we fall in love with our ideas;• How we are motivated by revenge; and• What motivates us to cheat.Drawing on the same experimental methods that made Predictably Irrational such a hit, Dan will emphasize the important role that irrationality plays in our day-to-day decisionmaking—not just in our financial marketplace, but in the most hidden aspects of our lives.

The renowned social scientist, professor, and bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delivers his most urgent and compelling book—an eye-opening exploration of the human side of the misinformation crisis—examining what drives otherwise rational people to adopt deeply irrational beliefs.Misinformation affects all of us on a daily basis—from social media to larger political challenges, from casual conversations in supermarkets, to even our closest relationships. While we recognize the dangers that misinformation poses, the problem is complex—far beyond what policing social media alone can achieve—and too often our limited solutions are shaped by partisan politics and individual interpretations of truth.In Misbelief, preeminent social scientist Dan Ariely argues that to understand the irrational appeal of misinformation, we must first understand the behavior of “misbelief”—the psychological and social journey that leads people to mistrust accepted truths, entertain alternative facts, and even embrace full-blown conspiracy theories. Misinformation, it turns out, appeals to something innate in all of us—on the right and the left—and it is only by understanding this psychology that we can blunt its effects. Grounded in years of study as well as Ariely’s own experience as a target of disinformation, Misbelief is an eye-opening and comprehensive analysis of the psychological drivers that cause otherwise rational people to adopt deeply irrational beliefs. Utilizing the latest research, Ariely reveals the key elements—emotional, cognitive, personality, and social—that drive people down the funnel of false information and mistrust, showing how under the right circumstances, anyone can become a misbeliever.Yet Ariely also offers hope. Even as advanced artificial intelligence has become capable of generating convincing fake news stories at an unprecedented scale, he shows that awareness of these forces fueling misbelief make us, as individuals and as a society, more resilient to its allure. Combating misbelief requires a strategy rooted not in conflict, but in empathy. The sooner we recognize that misbelief is above all else a human problem, the sooner we can become the solution ourselves.

Three-time New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely teams up with legendary The New Yorker cartoonist William Haefeli to present an expanded, illustrated collection of his immensely popularWall Street Journal advice column, “Ask Ariely”.Behavioral economist Dan Ariely revolutionized the way we think about ourselves, our minds, and our actions in his books Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The Honest Truth about Dishonesty. Ariely applies this scientific analysis of the human condition in his “Ask Ariely” Q & A column in the Wall Street Journal, in which he responds to readers who write in with personal conundrums ranging from the serious to the curious: What can you do to stay calm when you’re playing the volatile stock market? What’s the best way to get someone to stop smoking? How can you maximize the return on your investment at an all-you-can-eat buffet? Is it possible to put a price on the human soul? Can you ever rationally justify spending thousands of dollars on a Rolex?In Ask Ariely, a broad variety of economic, ethical, and emotional dilemmas are explored and addressed through text and images. Using their trademark insight and wit, Ariely and Haefeli help us reflect on how we can reason our way through external and internal challenges. Readers will laugh, learn, and most importantly gain a new perspective on how to deal with the inevitable problems that plague our daily life.

Sample chapters from Predictably Irrational and Upside of Irrationality.Predictably IrrationalWhy 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 behave in fundamentally rational ways. From drinking coffee to losing weight, from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner, we consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They're systematic and predictable—making us predictably irrational.Upside of IrrationalityThe provocative follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Predictably IrrationalWhy can large bonuses make CEOs less productive? How can confusing directions actually help us? Why is revenge so important to us? Why is there such a big difference between what we think will make us happy and what really makes us happy? In his groundbreaking book Predictably Irrational, social scientist Dan Ariely revealed the multiple biases that lead us into making unwise decisions. Now, in The Upside of Irrationality, he exposes the surprising negative and positive effects irrationality can have on our lives. Focusing on our behaviors at work and in relationships, he offers new insights and eye-opening truths about what really motivates us on the job, how one unwise action can become a long-term habit, how we learn to love the ones we're with, and more.Drawing on the same experimental methods that made Predictably Irrational one of the most talked-about bestsellers of the past few years, Ariely uses data from his own original and entertaining experiments to draw arresting conclusions about how—and why—we behave the way we do. From our office attitudes, to our romantic relationships, to our search for purpose in life, Ariely explains how to break through our negative patterns of thought and behavior to make better decisions. The Upside of Irrationality will change the way we see ourselves at work and at home—and cast our irrational behaviors in a more nuanced light.

Dan Ariely, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational, and illustrator Matt R. Trower present a playful graphic novel guide to better decision-making, based on the author's groundbreaking research in behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology. The internationally renowned author Dan Ariely is known for his incisive investigations into the messy business of decision-making. Now, in Amazing Decisions, his unique perspective--informed by behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology--comes alive in the graphic form. The illustrator Matt R. Trower's playful and expressive artwork captures the lessons of Ariely's groundbreaking research as they explore the essential question: How can we make better decisions?Amazing Decisions follows the narrator, Adam, as he faces the daily barrage of choices and deliberations. He juggles two overlapping--and often contradictory--sets of norms: social norms and market norms. These norms inform our thinking in ways we often don't notice, just as Adam is shadowed by the "market fairy" and the "social fairy," each compelling him to act in certain ways. Good decision-making, Ariely argues, requires us to identify and evaluate the forces at play under different circumstances, leading to an optimal outcome. Amazing Decisions is a fascinating and entertaining guide to developing skills that will prove invaluable in personal and professional life.

Dan Ariely's three New York Times bestselling books on his groundbreaking behavioral economics research, Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, are now available for the first time in a single volume.

Sunday Times bestselling author Dan Ariely brings his unique perspective to bear on a maelstrom of life’s problems – from how to deal with a Christmas card list that’s fast becoming unmanageable to whether or not you should have children.Ariely changed the way we view ourselves, how we think and how we act, with his book Predictably Irrational. In his immensely popular Wall Street Journal advice column, where readers “Ask Ariely” for his help with various dilemmas, he provides a logical view on the seemingly illogical, shedding light on the most curious minutiae of human behaviour.With a helping hand from legendary New Yorker cartoonist William Haefeli, Ariely’s new book will make you laugh at the ridiculous aspects of our daily existence just as you gain a new perspective on how to handle the inevitable challenges that life brings us all.

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The application of neuroimaging methods to product marketing — neuromarketing — has recently gained considerable popularity. We propose that there are two main reasons for this trend. First, the possibility that neuroimaging will become cheaper and faster than other marketing methods; and second, the hope that neuroimaging will provide marketers with information that is not obtainable through conventional marketing methods. Although neuroimaging is unlikely to be cheaper than other tools in the near future, there is growing evidence that it may provide hidden information about the consumer experience. The most promising application of neuroimaging methods to marketing may come before a product is even released — when it is just an idea being developed.

Dani’nin, pardon, kendine taktığı isimle Profesör D’nin başı dertte! Ödevlerini yapmadığı için annesiyle babası, yani Yönetim, her an ciddi kurallar koyabilir. Buna bir çözüm bulması lazım.D aklını çalıştırıyor, sadık robot köpeği Nokta’yla birlikte bilim dünyasının dehlizlerine dalıp, kendini ödevden daha eğlenceli şeylere kaptırmasının nedenini keşfediyor: İnsan doğası! Şimdi yapması gereken şey, öğrendiklerini “büyükler” üstünde test ederek onların da aslında çocuklardan farksız olduğunu kanıtlamak! Peki bunu nasıl mı başaracak? Tabii ki tuhaf deneylerle… Dünyaca ünlü psikoloji profesörü ve yazar Dan Ariely, bilimi herkesin anlayabileceği dilde aktarmadaki eşsiz becerisini bu kez çocuklar için kullanıyor. Onları Dani’nin komik macerası, harika çizimler –ve biraz marşmelov– eşliğinde insan psikolojisinin tuhaf ve büyülü dünyasıyla tanışmaya davet ediyor. Gerçek sihir ve deneylerle dolu bu macera, bilimsel yönteme ve insan doğasının incelenmesine dair harika bir başlangıç!

Powerful, timely messages collected in one convenient boxed set, an illuminating must-read from three of the leading business minds of our time and renowned TED speakers—Dan Ariely, Margaret Heffernan, and Barry Schwartz—that offers expert insight into our current economic times. The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations investigates the true nature of motivation, our partial blindness to the way it works, and a journey to try and bridge this gap. From the Zappos boardroom to a child’s allowance, Dan Ariely digs to the root of money motivation—how it works and how we can use this knowledge to approach disparate choices in our own lives. Along the way Ariely explores complex questions like why are we willing to part with money in some occasions and not others? Is it a good idea to try to motivate children by giving them money to do chores? When are bonuses most effective at work?In Beyond The Big Impact of Small Changes , business leader Margaret Heffernan looks back over decades spent overseeing different organizations and comes to a counterintuitive it’s the small shifts that have the greatest impact. From the CIA revolutionizing their intelligence gathering with one simple question, to an organization increasing their revenue by 15 million by instituting a short coffee break, Heffernan investigates all these scenarios and comes to the same big improvements can come from simply making small changes.If the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck, why are so many people dissatisfied with their work, despite healthy compensation? And why do so many people find immense fulfillment and satisfaction through “menial” jobs? In Why We Work , Barry Schwartz takes us through hospitals and hair salons, auto plants and boardrooms, showing workers in all walks of life, highlighting the trends and patterns that lead to happiness in the workplace. Ultimately, Schwartz empowers us all to find great work by proving that the root of what drives us to good work can rarely be incentivized, and the cause of bad work is often an attempt to do just that.

אריאל בצרות! הוא שוב נתפס בלי שיעורי בית, והפעם המחנכת מחליטה לשלוח מכתב להורים. אריאל בטוח שאם לא ימצא פתרון מהיר למצב, מסיבת הפיג'מות של סוף השבוע בסכנה, וכך גם האופניים החדשים שההורים כמעט הסכימו לקנות לו. דוט, הרובוט־כלב שלו, נכנס מייד לפעולה ומוצא פתרונות מפתיעים בעולם המדע! בעזרת סדרה של ניסויים מבריקים, אריאל מוכיח למבוגרים שהם בדיוק כמוהו, ושהאשם האמיתי הוא פשוט הטבע האנושי! המחקר המדעי של דן אריאלי מתעורר לחיים בסדרה של ספרים מאוירים לקוראים צעירים. הכישרון הייחודי שלו להפוך מדע לפופולרי ונגיש, ניכר בדמויות המצחיקות שהוא יוצר ובסיפורים מלאי החמלה שהוא מספר. ספרי הסדרה, המשלבים עובדות ורעיונות, מסבירים לילדים איך לתכנן ניסויים ומה מגלה לנו המדע על ההתנהגות האנושית. המאייר והקומיקסאי עומר הופמן העניק לדמויות הסדרה אופי, הומור ותנועה, והוסיף להסברים המדעיים המחשה חזותית מאירת עיניים.

行動経済学ブームの火つけ役の名講義へようこそ。太るとわかっているのに食べてしまう、解約したい有料チャンネルの契約をいつまでも続ける、恋は「吊り橋」でよく実る、報酬が時にやる気を削ぐ…人のふるまいに潜む不合理をユニークな実験とケーススタディで解き明かし、生活やビジネスへの活かし方を受講者とともに考える。

Autor de Previsivelmente irracional.“Por que será que acreditamos em informações erradas e, mais que isso, as buscamos e espalhamos? O que acontece quando uma pessoa aparentemente racional começa a cogitar, adotar e então defender crenças irracionais?Meu objetivo aqui é mostrar como qualquer um, sob determinadas circunstâncias, pode acabar caindo nessa armadilha.É mais fácil pensar no assunto como algo que acontece com outras pessoas. Mas este audiolivro também fala sobre cada um de nós. Sobre como formamos nossas certezas e as consolidamos, defendemos e difundimos.Minha esperança é que, em vez de apenas olhar ao redor e se perguntar “Como é que alguém pode ser tão louco assim?”, a gente comece a entender as necessidades emocionais e as forças sociais e psicológicas que levam cada um de nós a acreditar no que acaba acreditando.Espero que essa abordagem nos ajude a entender melhor as pessoas que enxergam o mundo de um jeito incompreensível para nós.E pode ser que, no processo, passemos a questionar algumas das nossas crenças e as razões pelas quais as adotamos.”–Dan ArielyPlease This audiobook is in Portuguese.OBSERVAÇÃ Quando comprar este título, o PDF que o acompanha estará disponível em sua Biblioteca Audible junto com o áudio.

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Los procesos racionales que nos llevan a convencernos de fenómenos irracionales, al descubierto, de mano de uno de los mejores gurús en psicología cognitiva. La desconfianza, la incredulidad o la sospecha son reacciones racionales que, combinadas con diferentes factores como el estrés, el nivel socioeconómico o la personalidad, pueden llevarnos a creer en las más disparatadas teorías y a vivir en un mundo paralelo. Dan Ariely , a partir de una experiencia personal, desentraña e ilumina los engranajes que pueden llevar a cualquier persona a rechazar la confianza en la ciencia o sus conciudadanos y sumirse en la soledad y el miedo de las conspiraciones y las convicciones infundadas. No hay esfera de nuestra vida que no esté contaminada por los altavoces de la desinformación así que entender cómo funcionan y cómo consiguen calar es fundamental para vivir el mundo que habitamos.

我们是如何看待金钱的？是什么让华尔街的银行家们对经济看走了眼？是什么让人们超出自己的经济能力去借贷？非理性是如何驱使我们作出决策的？我们如何才能摆脱经济危机的困扰？传统经济学认为，我们都是理性的“经济人”，所作出的一切决策都是明智和最优的。然而现实中，我们的种种匪夷所思的行为却远非传统经济学家所说的那样完美。本书中，杜克大学行为经济学家丹艾瑞里将心理学引入经济学的研究中，用实验的方法彻底颠覆了主流经济学的“经济人”观点，告诉我们非理性是人类的本能，是主宰人类行为和决策的隐形力量；非理性不是杂

怪诞行为学1-4（新版套装4册）简介：可预测的非理性；非理性的积极力量；非理性的你；诚实的真相装订方式：精装书号：25198510作者:【美】丹·艾瑞里（Dan Ariely）出版社:中信出版社出版时间:2017年12月分类经济|中国经济|中国经济概况加微信（soweinc)和来自全球的书友一起学习交流.并且微信好友低至5折.

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Armed with social science and a robodog sidekick, David sets out to prove to “Management” (his parents) that grown-ups aren’t so different after all. Behavioral science meets middle-school mayhem in a fun, fast-paced story with graphic panels, perfect for fans of humor, experiments, and outsmarting adults.David is in trouble! He's missed a few school assignments because he's done other things instead, and his parents, aka Management, are about to take serious measures. David and his robodog, Dot, find help from an unexpected source—the world of social science! Through a series of creative experiments, David proves to the adults that they are just like him—his behavior isn't personal but instead universal.A laugh-out-loud read with speech bubbles and comic-book-like panels meant to keep the reader engaged as they learn how human behavioral science can help them in their own personal lives, especially when it comes to outsmarting their adults.