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Why do smart people make irrational decisions every day? The answers will surprise you. This book is a look at why we all make illogical decisions. Why can a 50-cent aspirin do what a penny aspirin can't? If an item is "free" it must be a bargain, right? Why is everything relative, even when it shouldn't be? How do our expectations influence our actual opinions and decisions? In this book, the author, a behavioral economist cuts to the heart of our...
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TED Books/Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"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...
3) Sangsik pak ŭi kyŏngjehak: ije sangsik e kichʻohan kyŏngjehak ŭn pŏryŏra = Predictably irrational
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Chʻŏngnim Chʻulpʻan
Pub. Date
2008
Language
Korean
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