The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic At Work and At Home
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TextPublication details: London Harper Collins Publishers 2010Description: 334pISBN: - 9780007412655
- 153.4 ARI
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Introduction Lessons from procrastination and medical side effects Paying more for less : why big bonuses don't always work The Meaning of labor : what Legos can teach us about the joy of work The IKEA effect : why we overvalue what we make The Not-invented here bias : why "my" ideas are better than "yours" The Case for revenge : what makes us seek justice? On adaptation : why we get used to things (but not all things, and not always) Hot or not? : adaptation, assortative mating, and the beauty market When a market fails : an example from online dating On empathy and emotion : why we respond to one person who needs help but not to many The Long-term effects of short-term emotions : why we shouldn't act on our negative feelings Lessons from our irrationalities : why we need to test everything.
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