Saturday, October 6, 2012

Before He (or She) Cheats



The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone—Especially Ourselves
Dan Ariely
Psychology

I was a tad disappointed in this book because I thought it would be about lying, and it is, but it’s more about cheating, which is a little less interesting to me.

Mr. Ariely is a researcher who conducts experiments to test how honest humans are when it comes to cheating. At first, all his experiments and conclusions are really interesting. Then you start to get bored and skim. He doesn’t come up with any particularly surprising revelations, either. People cheat. People cheat a lot when money is involved, but usually only a little. I don’t know, I just felt like this book could’ve been a lot more fascinating and it wasn’t.

If you love lots of facts and scientific data, this book’s for you. Otherwise, skip it. You already know we live in a world full of cheaters.

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