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Good bang for the buck

Payoff by Dan Ariely

August 23, 2019 by octothorp Leave a Comment

Strange to read such similar books back to back, but doing so highlights how much better Payoff is than the similar Drive I reviewed in my last CBR post. Both are short explorations of what motivates people, and how the simple answer (money) is often not the correct one. Payoff is even shorter than Drive was, having stemmed from a TED talk, but it feels more fully realized than the longer book as Ariely explores the same topic more thoroughly. He’s an engaging writer, and […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Dan Ariely, economics

octothorp's CBR11 Review No:65 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Dan Ariely, economics ·
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Stupid things people do, explained by a smart guy

June 10, 2017 by KimMiE" 3 Comments

First published: 2008 Revised and Expanded: 2010 Recommended for: People whose bosses have just told them they need to give a presentation on Behavioral Economics to some senior marketing leaders Stars: 4. I debated giving it 3 because you can get the same info from TED talks, but walking into my presentation with a hardcover book with pages tagged earned me some points for initiative, so I’m sharing the love. Ok so I didn’t pick this book up by choice, exactly. I work in marketing communications, and the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: behavior, behavioral economics, CBR 9, Dan Ariely, economics, KimMiE", marketing, Non-Fiction

KimMiE"'s CBR9 Review No:10 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: behavior, behavioral economics, CBR 9, Dan Ariely, economics, KimMiE", marketing, Non-Fiction ·
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