Irrationality as a strategy

January 21st, 2008

In day-to-day contexts, I notice negotiation, persuasion, and strategy has so much more to do with emotions, and not as much to do with logic and reason.

And I thought humans were “rational”.

I had to learn this the hard way, losing badly in board games like Risk, Imperial, Monopoly, and mafia :(

In the future, I will “act irrationally” as a strategy!

Let experimental psychologist Stephen Pinker explain to you how this could be beneficial to you, in his video, “Do hotheads always win?”

The Big Think site reminds me of TED btw, but snappier.

Hi! I'm Khailee.

I'm a wild animal on a mission to realize powerful ideas, connect the dots, and have loads of fun. My weapons include my group of businesses in Youth Asia, my imagination, and occasionally, my pectorals. Explore Youth Asia, or read the About Me page.