But there’s one aspect of relativity that consistently trips us up. It’s this: we not only tend to compare things with one another but also tend to focus on comparing things that are easily comparable — and avoid comparing things that cannot be compared easily. | |
— Dan Ariely | |
From his book: “Predictably Irrational“ | |
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April 9, 2011 by kmabarrett
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