Irrationally Yours audiobook

What I liked most about this book:ON VARIETY AS A MEMORY ENHANCEMENTON THE BENEFITS OF A CROWDED SPACE (so called “misattribution of emotions” included)ON HIRING A GOOD (AND FREE) ADVISORQ:In terms of his moving versus not moving, I suspect your son is suffering from a combination of three decision biases. The first is the endowment effect, which has to do with our tendency to use our current situation as a reference point, and view any other alternative as a negative change from where we are now. In your son’s case, moving from New York City to the West Coast has some advantages (weather, his parents, etc.) and some disadvantages (lower density, fewer art galleries, etc.), and the endowment effect suggests that he is focusing to a larger degree on the things he would give up, and not paying sufficient attention to the things that he would gain if he ever moved to the West Coast.The second decision bias your son is most likely suffering from is the status quo bias, which means that we feel very differently about a decision to stay in a situation, compared with a decision to change our situation. I once heard an air force commander tell his pilots that every second, they are making a decision to change course or to stay their course, and that they should always think about their actions as active choices. The problem is that very few of us think about our decisions this way. We think that moving, getting married, changing jobs, etc., as decisions, but we don’t think about staying in the same place, staying single, keeping the same job etc., as decisions. Or at least we don’t think of them as decisions to the same degree.The third decision bias is the unchangeability bias. The idea here is that when we face large decisions that seem to be immutable (getting married, having kids, moving to a distant place), the permanence of these decisions makes them seem even larger and more frightening. Not to mention that such decisions increase our potential for regret.(c)

This book is basically a collection of Dan's columns at the Wall Street Journal. I've been following his books for the past year and I've never been disappointed. What I specifically love about this book is its succinctness in delivering important ideas. In comparison with his previous books it presents a higher proportion of insights on the topic of human behaviour. As other reviewers have pointed out, this is unlike any of his past books, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy his witty comments or think deeper about his answers and analyze your own behaviour too.

This book is written by one of my favorite NON-FICTION author, Dan Ariely, who is a professor of psychology and behavioral economics.I have read a number of his books (Upside of Irrationality, Predictably Irrational, How Behavioral Economics Saved my Dog). I even took his Coursera course titled "A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior" (which was probably a decade ago? Lol). I've also seen most of his Ted Talks.Anyway, introduction to Dan Ariely done, this book is not really a "book". It's more of a compilation of questions and answers that he received through his Wall Street Journal column "Ask Ariely". I was a bit surprised coz I just bought it as soon as I saw his name. I didn't bother to check what it was about. But I guess that's fine coz I still really enjoyed it.-----------In one example, a reader was describing how Netflix removed 1800 movies and replaced them with a few good ones. The reader admitted that he was probably never going to watch those 1800 removed movies, and yet he felt so bad about it, he was considering to leave Netflix altogether.Dan answered by explaining "Loss Aversion" which is a well-understood principle in social science. It implies that losing something has a stronger emotional impact, than gaining something of the same value. Dan Ariely then advised to look at Netflix as if it was a museum. He said that in museums, we don't think we own art so we don't care if some of the pieces are changed and moved around. Instead of a service that gives you movies, Netflix simply provides an optimal variety of curated entertainment. By shifting the perspective this way, we can reduce the feeling of loss because we never "owned" the movies in the first place.That's just one example and there were about 200+ of them in book.All in all, there's nothing groundbreaking or perspective-shattering. Some are just anecdotal and funny. The book doesn't come close to Predictably Irrational, but i do find this interesting nonetheless. That --- or I'm just being a fan girl (which is also very possible lol)

One way to write a good book is to choose interesting contents. Another way is to write interestingly about regular events: Dan Ariely does exactly that through this piece. The book is a collection of question and answers and Dan uses his socio-economic perspective to disect events and provide answers to rather mundane occurrences. The observance of decision making and rationalizing process is a world of its own and Dan does a great job of exposing this realm to the everyday Joe. The writer also has a unique history which makes his writing all the more interesting. I look forward to reading his other works!

What a great book. One of my FAVORITE BOOK GENRES is when people write in, and ask questions to the author (think What If by Randall Munroe or Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs by Caitlin or whoever). SO GOOD. Fun answers and very informative at the same time. One issue of this book (why it's getting 4 and not 5 stars) is because Dan kinda "yucked-it-up" on some of his answers and went for the joke answer instead of a real answer - and honestly, it was the questions where I WANTED an honest answer when he did this! That aside, it was great! So many different topics covered. If you're into behavioural economics like me, definitely pick it up!4.1/5

This book is a collection of Ariely's articles from his Wall Street Journal column.The articles are akin to Aunt Agony columns; however, the questions presented are much more varied of the human condition, and often light-hearted/less emotionally-distressing, such as "how can I enjoy Tax day" or "should I tithe?".Remember that Ariely's background is as a Behavioural Economist, therefore his advice to the myriad of questions is focused on making more rational choices that takes into account typical human behaviours such as "loss aversion" and the "endowment effect." I find his answers useful, sometimes tinged with good humour and sarcasm. It was a quick read, and I did enjoy myself and his advice to the many questions, some of which I can completely relate to!

Witty, downright hilarious at times, and quite informative. This is what great popular science writing is all about. This isn't just about what we think, but how we go about doing so. And we are not the rational agents we tell ourselves we are, but that's not all bad.

Very funny and light reading. As expected from Ariely.

I listened to this book via Audible.Irrationally Yours is a bit different from the other Dan Ariely books that I've read previously. Instead of focusing on a particular subject and discussing many aspects of it and going into research and experiments on the topic, this is a collection of of questions and answers from the author's column in the Wall Street Journal. It's definitely a different approach, and while it's certainly insightful, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as his other publications.Each 'column,' for lack of a better term, is a question from a reader. Ariely's answers vary from brief and humorous to lengthy and informative. In the latter cases, I found the replies helping to reinforce the ideas and concepts put forth in his more extensive books like Predictably Irrational. From that perspective, Irrationally Yours is definitely helpful. The author's wit and humor also makes it a fun read and one you'll want to keep going through to the end.Even if you're not familiar with Dan Ariely or his ideas about human behavior, I would definitely recommend checking this out. And if you've already read some of his other works, you'll enjoy this too.

I always love Dan Ariely's books and this book was no exception. This book is a compilation of questions from 'Ask Ariely' column. It covers basic conundrums of life - be it about personal or professional life. Dan answers these using principles of psychology and in witty manner as his most books are. I also liked some of the illustrations in the book - how basic human behavior has been showcased in such an humorous fashion.If you want to have a fun time and also learn some behavioral anecdotes on the way, do go for this book.

I loved Dan Ariely's first book "Predictably Irrational". However, I was disappointed by the sequel "The Upside of Irrationality". This book is the third Ariely book I read, and it is a nice surprise. The book is a collection of questions and answers about daily life phenomena, a psychological version of the "Freakonomics". But the author contributes not only with his knowledge of psychology and behavioral economics, but also with his common sense and, more importantly, his sense of humor. I got many useful advises and insights from the book, and enjoyed the reading very much.