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


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1 Doctoral Candidate (OB &HRM), Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 076, India
     

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This is author’s second book and protagonist of the book is “Irrationality”. Earlier book by Ariely, “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape tur Decisions” (2008) was also about irrationality. In ‘Predictably irrational’, author examined a number of biases that lead people into making unwise decisions. He explored the downside of human biases in decision making. As in most cases, the word irrationality has a negative connotation but in his second book, The Upside of Irrationality, he has mentioned the other side of irrationality which is quite positive.
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Divya Upadhyay
Doctoral Candidate (OB &HRM), Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 076, India

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This is author’s second book and protagonist of the book is “Irrationality”. Earlier book by Ariely, “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape tur Decisions” (2008) was also about irrationality. In ‘Predictably irrational’, author examined a number of biases that lead people into making unwise decisions. He explored the downside of human biases in decision making. As in most cases, the word irrationality has a negative connotation but in his second book, The Upside of Irrationality, he has mentioned the other side of irrationality which is quite positive.