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LENGTH8 hrs and 34 mins
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RELEASE DATE06-07-12
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Fascinating and provocative, Dan Ariely’s The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty is an insightful and brilliantly researched take on cheating, deception, and willpower. The internationally best-selling author pulls no punches when it comes to home truths. His previous titles Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality have become classics in their field, revealing unexpected and astonishing traits that run through modern humankind.
Now acclaimed behavioural economist Dan Ariely delves deeper into the dark and murky recesses of contemporary psychology, daring to ask the big questions:
- What makes us cheat?
- How and why do we rationalise deception of ourselves and other people, and make ourselves ‘wishfully blind’ to the blindingly obvious?
- What affects our infuriatingly intangible willpower and how can we ‘catch’ the cheating bug from other bad apples?
If you’ve ever wondered how a whole company can turn a blind eye to evident misdemeanours within their ranks, whether people are born dishonest, and whether you can really be successful by being totally, brutally honest, then this audiobook is for you.
©2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited (P)2012 Dan Ariely
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"Typical Dan Ariely"
A good read, very similar to his "Predictably Irrational" and "Upside of Irrationality". There are repeats of some of the previous findings, but now through a different lens.
The essential message is that all of us lie. The trick is balancing how much we lie and cheat with our perception of ourselves.
It is fun making yourself predict the outcome of the studies as he is describing them... but a little disturbing to understand how much every single one of us lies in some way.
It finishes with some interviews from his "Arming the Donkeys" podcast, where Dan himself hosts the discussion - which are entertaining if you have not heard them before.2 of 2 people found this review helpful -
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"Too Much Detail"
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?The topic is very well covered and there is valuable info in the book but it is tedious. I would recommend a highlights package.
Would you recommend The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty to your friends? Why or why not?The book is a scientific work that is presented to the general public. Unfortunately the author is too invested in maintaining his scientific credibility and as a results runs through every experiment in detail. It become too much.
Did Simon Jones do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?Yes
Could you see The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?No
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"Dan Arieli continues to surprise and delight..."
with his original social experiments. These books are best read in chronological order. If and when his next book comes out, I will listen to it.
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"How to prevent the "what the heck" effect"
I noticed we've just scraped the surface why we cheat, but this audiobook has some insightful points about that.
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"Very interesting book about a typical human treat"
What did you love best about The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty?The reason why people cheat and deceive is not as simple as someone may think. Actually we may not even be aware why we behave the way we do. This book gives a better explanation for why humans cheat and what affects this behaviour.
Any additional comments?Worth while to listen to.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful