“Put simply, the link between creativity and dishonesty seems related to the ability to tell ourselves stories about how we are doing… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
“honesty and dishonesty are based on a mixture of two very different types of motivation. On the one hand, we want to… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
Dishonesty is all about the small acts we can take and then think, 'No, this not real cheating.' So if you think… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
In a world where everyone is behaving honestly, any dishonesty constitutes a big infraction. But, in a world where many people are… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
“Moreover, grandmothers of students who aren't doing so well in class are at even higher risk - students who are failing are… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
If you think of people as making decisions actively, every time we think about the cup of coffee, we say, "How much will I… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
“[..] we human beings are ready and willing to steal something that does not explicitly reference monetary value - that is, something that lacks… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
It is true that from a behavioral economics perspective we are fallible, easily confused, not that smart, and often irrational. We are more like… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
“Contrafreeloading,” a term coined by the animal psychologist Glen Jensen, refers to the finding that many animals prefer to earn food rather than simply… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
One of the big lessons from behavioral economics is that we make decisions as a function of the environment that we're in. — Dan Ariely Copy Share
Not all debt is bad. From time to time we should get into debt when there's a good reason for that. — Dan Ariely Copy Share
“This result suggests that cheating is not driven by concerns about standing out. Rather, it shows that our sense of our own morality is… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
“ONE OF THE main differences between standard and behavioral economics involves this concept of “free lunches.” According to the assumptions of standard economics, all… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
Money is all about opportunity cost. Every time you spend on something, that's something you can't spend on something else. — Dan Ariely Copy Share
The people that lend you money basically give you an answer based on the risk that they are willing to take. But just because… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
“Upton Sinclair once noted, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”)” — Dan Ariely Copy Share
If you get people to feel that they are putting something, that they are creating it and so on, their love for the project… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
If I gave you now, $10 as a gift, how happy would you be? Would you be happy, is the marginal $10, the best… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
Imagine you have six loans, small to huge. People want to close loans and because of that, they try to pay off the small… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
“he started by selling his Porsche Boxster and buying a Toyota Prius in its place.4 “I don’t want to live the life of a… — Dan Ariely Copy Share
