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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 15 quotes by Dan Ariely Dan Ariely (born April 29, 1967) is an Israeli American professor of psychology and behavioral economics. He teaches at Duke University and is the founder of The Center for Advanced Hindsight and also the co-founder of BEworks. Ariely's talks on TED have been watched over 7.8 million times. He is the author of Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality, both of which became New York Times best sellers, as well as The Honest... Read full biography of Dan Ariely → 1 2 Ctrl → It is true that from a behavioral economics perspective we are fallible, easily confused, not that smart, and often irrational. We are more like... → 0 Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It... → 0 Dishonesty is all about the small acts we can take and then think, 'No, this not real cheating.' So if you think that the main mechanism is... → 0 In a world where everyone is behaving honestly, any dishonesty constitutes a big infraction. But, in a world where many people are behaving... → 0 Even the most analytical thinkers are predictably irrational; the really smart ones acknowledge and address their irrationalities. 0 We talk about honesty, but the reality is we have lots of human values, and they are not all compatible. We don't always tell the truth about... → 0 Disasters are usually a good time to re-examine what we've done so far, what mistakes we've made, and what improvements should come next. 0 It is helpful to think of people as having two fundamental motivations: the desire to see ourselves as honest, good people, and the desire to gain... → 0 While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational... → 0 Honesty is a complex and tricky thing, and we don't want to be honest all the time. 0 The experiments show quite clearly that, as you resist more and more temptation, you're actually more and more likely to fail. 0 What kind of people would be able to rationalize better than other people? Better storytellers, right? Creative people, right? Because if you're... → 0 In terms of the actual curriculum for management education, my own view is very simple-minded: The world is incredibly complex, it changes all the... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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