Book Titles

Predictably Irrational
The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions

By Daniel Ariely

Year Published: 2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-135323-9
Categories: Decision Making, Predictability, Rationality

56 Quotes Found

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Predictably Irrational:

…we live simultaneously in two different worlds – one where social norms prevail, and the other where market norms make the rules.

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Predictably Irrational:

When social and market norms collide, trouble sets in.

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Predictably Irrational:

There are many examples to show that people will work more for a cause than for cash.

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Predictably Irrational:

…once market norms enter our considerations, the social norms depart.

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Predictably Irrational:

…no one is offended by a small gift, because even small gifts keep us in the social exchange world and away from market norms.

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Predictably Irrational:

…just thinking about money makes us behave as most economists believe we behave – and less like the social animals we are in our daily lives.

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Predictably Irrational:

Once the bloom is off the rose – once a social norm is trumped by a market norm – it will rarely return.

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Predictably Irrational:

There are social rewards that strongly motivate behavior – and one of the least used in corporate life is the encouragement of social rewards and reputation.

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Predictably Irrational:

…remember that social norms can play a far greater role in society than we have been giving them credit for.

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Predictably Irrational:

…every one of us, regardless of how ‘good’ we are, underpredicts the effect of passion on our behavior.

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