Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
35 people recommended it in 23 threads, 2009–2022.
1 commenter pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely: Taught me more about how and why we make decisions and what good decisions are.
Predictably Irrational is essentially required reading for anyone who is making decisions for a product.
Predictably Irrational - This excellent tome makes behavioural economics digestible outside of economics. It's enlightening, though provoking, and turns several accepted truths on its head, purely by being written at all.
Predictably Irrational was a mind-changing book in that it questioned the notion that rational self interest is embedded in everyone. All the statements are backed up with either previous research or at least ad lib experiments, and I love that.
To get into behavioral economics, I'd recommend Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely and The Winner's Curse by Richard Thaler.
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