Dan Ariely
@danariely
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Professor, Scientist, Bestselling Author, Experimentalist at heart.
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Joined December 2008
Do you have a friend or family member who changed in some dramatic ways in the last few years? So, much so that you no longer understand them? #Misbelief, which is out this week, is trying to help us understand this process. Get it today at
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Ask Ariely: On Selfies, Saving Strategies, and the Scarcity of Attractive Males http://t.co/vUJbOkscKA.
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12 years ago today Predictably Irrational was published. What a great adventure. Thanks for all the support and the continuous explorations of irrationality.
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Danny Kahneman. One of the things I loved most about Danny was his power of observation, and ability to reason about how we all make decisions. He had a way to describe an element of how we think, that made is so clear and intuitive, that I could not understand how it was
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Many of us are facing burnout. One of the best remedies against burnout is the feeling of being appreciated. This is harder to demonstrate in the virtual world. How has your company shown appreciation for you, or how have you demonstrated this for your employees?.
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Help a group of researchers (Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, among others) to understand better how people are coping and behaving to face coronavirus around the world.
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Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone. http://t.co/tREI1mRQ.
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Meet the Top 25 Behavioral Economists of today, ❝The pioneers on this list managed to invent the field of #BehavioralEconomics!❞ #Psychology #DecisionMaking.
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Toda is the 8th birthday of "The Upside of Irrationality." A book that got me to reveal a lot about my personal life and the processes that changed me over the years.
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Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor And Nobel Laureate, Dies At 87
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Quick tip for the #NewYear: Break down long-term goals (rocks) into smaller milestones (pebbles). #resolutions2020 .
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Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump, for being one of my inspirations for my new book 'Misbelief.' You've taught me a lot about the psychology of disinformation, and I thought it would be a great opportunity to thank you by sending you a copy of Misbelief.#misbelief
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Microsoft experimented with a 4-day workweek, and productivity jumped by 40% via @businessinsider.
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“I’ve had those books for years. They represent the person I once aspired to be.”
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Most of the time we don't know what we want unless we see it in context.
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Cleaning mindset. Not always easy to get into it - This is what helps me.
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People are now taking placebo pills to deal with their health problems—and it's working
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A behavioral scientist's guide to working from home | From the Grapevine
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I’m excited to share that @NBC has picked up a pilot for a fictional tv show based on my first book, PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL! .The wonderful Arika Mittman is writing the show and I hope to be able to help and experience firsthand how TV drama is made.
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It's Spring Already? Physics Explains Why Time Flies as We Age
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Exciting news! Introducing "Misbelief" Wondering why beliefs change? Dive into "Misbelief," where I explore the psychological machinery behind belief transformation. It's time to understand how opinions can be shifted. Pre-order now! 🔗
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The behavioral economist working with startups to keep us from making bad decisions
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Hi! My name is Dan Ariely. I’m the James B. Duke professor of Psych and Behavioral Economics at Duke. Behavioral Econ is basically the study of human irrationality & how we make decisions & how to try to make the decisions we should be making. #MedBurnout.
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The more cashless our society becomes, the more our moral compass slips.
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Few things are as strong as the status quo. We look to our past behavior to guide future behavior, and rely on habits to get through the day. See how habits are highlighted in music through the ultimate behavioral science playlist!
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This is the image that inspired the cover for Irrationally Yours. Why are people willing to buy expensive things to show that they have money, but not ask and tell exactly how much money they make? This is the basis for some very interesting psychology.
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Our perception of ourselves as being in the driver's seat has more to do with how we want to view ourselves than with reality.
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The fascinating and disturbing world of AI and the ways in which we might have to change the ways we do things (such as evaluate performance): .
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Are you productive in your day-to-day? Studies show most of us are productive only 2 hours each day. Make the most out of that time!
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A difficult thing is to recognize that sometimes we too are blinded by our own incentives.
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What can behavioral science tell us about the ethics of changing someone’s behavior for their own good? From @ingridmpaulin @jdpobrien
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Music has the power to heal, and we could use some healing right now. Introducing a playlist of songs curated by a talented group of behavioral scientists. (Let me know what you think!).
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Phrase of the month: "If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.".
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How to change your behavior for the better (Dan Ariely | TED Salon Brightline Initiative) via @TEDTalks.
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We should invest more in our experiences rather than our stuff. Experiences stay, stuff gets lost. Happy Halloween!.
Splurging on… #Halloween? 🎃 Blame your brain! Here’s how we trick our mind into treating ourselves a little too much. #BehavioralEconomics #Halloween2018.
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BDS boycotting Israeli academics and Israeli academic institutions is probably one of the most counterproductive activities that American academics are engaging in. Assuming that we want a world that promotes more peace and harmony, international collaboration, and a reduction
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Years in the making, I am excited to finally make @advncdhindsight’s Ulysses Lab available to the public.
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You get one of three emails from your boss: The first promising you free pizza if you get your work done, the second promising a rare compliment from your boss, and the last – a cash bonus. Which best motivates you to get your work done?
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"Can I call you back? I'm creating happy memories of my childhood for my father."
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'Pocket Ariely' App Compiles Professor’s Work To Help People Make Better Decisions
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Traditional economists view gift-giving as an irrational exchange. It's not! Here are my findings on gift-giving, as you contemplate that Valentine's Day present
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In terms of our ability to make good decisions we are more like Homer Simpson than Superman.
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This rejected New Yorker cartoon might just be the best New Yorker cartoon of all time http://t.co/TmdoWByS8j
http://t.co/mzpS1m2Kxe.
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Psychologist who studies motivation: This will make you more excited about your job
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A short video (love the animation) on romance, dating and keeping too many doors open: .Thanks to @white_animation.
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Can an app change human behavior? This behavioral economics professor is banking on it via @mashable.
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Your brain is at its peak in the first 2 hours you're awake. Here's how to use that time http://t.co/1EsX1oCZGQ.
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The mistakes we all make and what we can do to improve, have a look at my new article on time management.
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"If we want to learn how to optimize our sleep, we have to try different versions, and only then will we figure out what really works for us." via @Lemonade_Inc.
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So many people are impressed with ChatGPT, but relative to what? What is the comparison? .So, I decided to put ChatGPT to the test, and compare how it answers questions about psychology and life with the answers I came up with.
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This paper finds that companies that treat their employees well do better in the stock market AND that the stock market generally undervalues employee satisfaction as an important driver of companies' performance.
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Bad habits are engrained in our brains. To break your bad habit, you must first understand why it exists in the first place - more from this @Lemonade_Inc article:.
Have that one #badhabit you just can't shake? Here's how to break it once and for all, according to #behavioraleconomics.👊 #SundayRead
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We all make the same types of mistakes over and over, because of the basic wiring of our brains.
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Dear @elonmusk ,.I wanted to express my gratitude to you for being one of the inspirations behind my latest book, 'Misbelief.'.As a token of my appreciation, I'd like to send you a copy of 'Misbelief'. I believe you'll find it an insightful exploration of the subject.
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I love placebos -- and here is one more reason to think about them seriously.
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Motivational psychologist: This is why you're not achieving your goals
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Analysis | Your boss has a huge effect on your happiness, even when you’re not in the office
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What makes us humans happier? Being proactive towards #happiness isn’t easy, but things worth doing rarely are. A #TuesdayTip from @Lemonade_Inc blog:
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The cover of my new book: DOLLARS AND SENSE, on sale November 7th. Pre-order your copy now: #coverreveal
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Hi,.I am trying to understand how people think about the coronavirus. If you have five minutes, please answer the survey below. We don't know the real answers to some of these questions about the virus, so please just give me your best estimate.
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Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why People Are OK with Trump’s Endless Supply of Lies via @LAMag.
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This zoo will name a cockroach after your ex, then feed it to a meerkat on Valentine's Day via @CBSNews.
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5 ways managers can adapt to the work-from-home-force now, because it'll be here for a while.
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How to get others to register to vote? Induce FOMO! Say: “Everyone’s doing it—go register!” . By telling your friends that you and others already registered, they’ll likely be more compelled - It’ll establish that being registered is the norm, and is expected. (Now, go register).
This #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, we're standing with our Giveback partners at @ACLU, to make sure as many people as possible can vote in the upcoming election. Get registered, and convince your friends to do the same! #LetPeopleVote.
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Today is the launch of the @medprofproject, a program that brings together experts in behavioral science and medicine to address some of the pressing issues facing healthcare providers today.
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Prospect theory in insurance: losses make us more miserable than gains make us happy, and that affects how and when we get insured:
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How to be efficient: Dan Ariely’s 6 new secrets to managing your time http://t.co/tFGWfiUOb5 via @TIMEIdeas.
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Take the #StandAgainstCorona! Four simple steps can help slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect you, your loved ones, and those most at risk. Take the pledge: .
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Walter Mischel, psychologist who created ‘marshmallow test,’ dies at 88
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"And once they'd finished everything on their to-do lists, they lived happily ever after."
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