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Rating: 8.5/10

**gifted by Dan Ariely**

I'm actually surprised at how much I enjoyed reading Payoff (but also not that surprised because I love Ariely's work).

It's an easy read, no more than about 100 pages. I think it'd be a great intro book for anyone interested in learning more about the psychology of motivation / behavioral econ.

avery_rivers's review against another edition

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4.0

I always enjoy Ariely's work and writing style. This quick read built off of his TED Talk on motivation and fleshed it out with some additional information and context. That said, I think the TED Talk would likely be sufficient to learn what is delivered in this book.

rebecanunez's review against another edition

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4.0

Breve, pero muy interesante. Va al grano, esta lleno de información muy útil. Lo recomiendo, para uno mismo, para gestionar grupos.

dixiet's review against another edition

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4.0

This is an excellent book. Fascinating information mostly from the business world but applicable to everyone's lives.

actovgod's review against another edition

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3.0

This is a scientific more than a self-help book that will give you some examples about how motivation works from a perspective of psychological experiments more than a spiritual/everyday approach. It's a great read if you want to learn more about the complexity of motivation, but doesn't really solve the problem of how to enhance it in you everyday life. Also a fun and short book for people working in HR. I love reading Ariely's books and finding out more about the amazing experiments he and his collages conduct.

canadianoranges's review against another edition

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3.0

The introduction and first chapter are very interesting, but it eventually runs out of steam. Brief enough that it doesn't repeat itself too much.

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