Using interpersonal relationships at home and at work, Dan Ariely explores the what motivates us and how decisions and choices that we make that appear to be positive can really have a negative result and vice versa. He discusses the tipping point when large bonus can make CEOs less productive and how irrational behavior often results in the most rational of decisions. Using detailed case studies from the world of academia along with personal anecdotes from his life, including the life-threatening, life altering, accident he had Ariely brings a personal touch to this logic and it makes sense. He has an airy style and makes wry, witty comments that make this easy reading. At the end of each chapter, and the end of the book, he sums up his findings and how they can be applied so we all have a more productive, fulfilling life.
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