<p> How can large bonuses sometimes make CEOs less productive?<br> Why is revenge so important to us?<br> How can confusing directions actually help us?<br> Why is there a difference between what we <i>think</i> will make us happy and what <i>really</i> makes us happy? </p> <p> In his groundbreaking book, <i>Predictably Irrational</i>, social scientist Dan Ariely revealed the multiple biases that lead us to make unwise decisions. Now, in <i>The Upside of Irrationality</i>, he exposes the surprising negative and positive effects irrationality can have on our lives. Focusing on our behaviors at work and in relationships, he offers new insights and eye-opening truths about what really motivates us on the job, how one unwise action can become a long-term bad habit, how we learn to love the ones we?re with, and more. <i>The Upside of Irrationality</i> will change the way we see ourselves at work and at home?and cast our irrational behaviors in a more nuanced light. </p>