The Upside of Irrationality：The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home

Pleasenotethepagesonthisbookhavebeenproducedwithbevelledorroughedgetocreateanoldstylelook.Thepublisherhasdeliberatelychosentoproducethebookthisway.Theprovocativefollow-uptotheNewYorkTimesbestsellerPredictablyIrrationalWhycanlargebonusesmakeCEOslessproductive?Howcanconfusingdirectionsactuallyhelpus?Whyisrevengesoimportanttous?Whyistheresuchabigdifferencebetweenwhatwethinkwillmakeushappyandwhatreallymakesushappy?InhisgroundbreakingbookPredictablyIrrational,socialscientistDanArielyrevealedthemultiplebiasesthatleadusintomakingunwisedecisions.Now,inTheUpsideofIrrationality,heexposesthesurprisingnegativeandpositiveeffectsirrationalitycanhaveonourlives.Focusingonourbehaviorsatworkandinrelationships,heoffersnewinsightsandeye-openingtruthsaboutwhatreallymotivatesusonthejob,howoneunwiseactioncanbecomealong-termhabit,howwelearntolovetheoneswe'rewith,andmore.DrawingonthesameexperimentalmethodsthatmadePredictablyIrrationaloneofthemosttalked-aboutbestsellersofthepastfewyears,Arielyusesdatafromhisownoriginalandentertainingexperimentstodrawarrestingconclusionsabouthow—andwhy—webehavethewaywedo.Fromourofficeattitudes,toourromanticrelationships,tooursearchforpurposeinlife,Arielyexplainshowtobreakthroughournegativepatternsofthoughtandbehaviortomakebetterdecisions.TheUpsideofIrrationalitywillchangethewayweseeourselvesatworkandathome—andcastourirrationalbehaviorsinamorenuancedlight.