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Human Irrationality

Book Review Title: The Upside of Irrationality Author: Dan Ariely Publisher: Thorsons – HarperCollins, London, 2010 Pages: 334 Ever since my youth, I have questioned the definition of human as a rational being. If humans were rational, the world would have been a kind of utopia. Just imagine everyone thinking rationally. There would be no crimes simply because crime is the most irrational deed one can do. The only drawback of that sort of a world would be that it might be a bit boring. It is since irrationality has fascinated me forever that I bought this book, The Upside of Irrationality , by Dan Ariely. I wanted to learn more interesting facts about human irrationality. But, unfortunately, this book has little to offer. It tells us what we already know. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with irrationality at our workplaces and part 2 with irrationality at home. Workplace and home are the two places where we spend most of our time. Our irrationality will b