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The Upside Of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits Of Defying Logic At Work And At Home (2010)

by Dan Ariely(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061995037 (ISBN13: 9780061995033)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Harper

review 1: Dan Ariely certainly has a penchant for making an otherwise boring topic on its head, making it fun, and most importantly, understandable to anyone of any field of interest. One does not have to even have the slightest background in social science, psychology, or economics to understand Ariely's books. To add to that already excellent style of his, Ariely also injects a good amount of humour into his work, which makes them all the more interesting to read!I've read Ariely's first book, Predictably Irrational, a few months back, and I must say I was quite impressed by his writing. Now, with The Upside of Irrationality, he again did not fail to impress, entertain, and most of all, educate me of the inner workings of the human mind. As Rene Descartes has said, "cogito ergo su... morem" (know thyself). And knowing one's own mind can be the most challenging endeavours of life; but with Dan Ariely's research, not to mention his fun way of presenting his results, knowing one's own mind is less of a Herculean effort. Not only that, but he also gives us some sound advise on how to take these idiosyncrasies of our minds and use them to our advantage. Now this is how research should be communicated: in a way that we would care about it, because it is relevant to our daily lives.Three cheers and five stars to The Upisde of Irrationality!
review 2: It is not a secret to those who know my literary preferences that I enjoy "aha" moments while reading, I enjoy personable writing style and I also enjoy real life examples setting a stage to some greater discoveries or theories. And humor too! Have I missed anything? Yes - very kind, very wise and inspiring books ... Dan Ariely´s The Upside Down of Irrationality has all those ingredients of a great reading. Actually, I read this book shortly after finishing "Depression as a language of a tired soul" by R. Dahlke and it has complemented it nicely from the other side of table. Where Dahlke pointed to what happenes inside us - how we feel - when we lack sense in what we do, Ariely showcased how this manifests outside - in our performance and motivation. Nice to meet two great minds within a month. How could one not love reading? less

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