"Irrational things" refers to behaviors, thoughts, or actions that are not logical or reasonable. It describes actions or decisions that may not be based on facts or sound judgment.
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Well during this time people might feel the need to panic and begin to
do irrational things with their money.
As we know, extreme discomfort makes humans do
irrational things like confessing crimes they never committed, eating an entire pint of cookie dough ice cream at 4 am on a Tuesday, and throwing down $ 40 on one scarf just because it's «chilly» outside.
The healthcare business is another center of inefficiency... high levels of regulation restrict competition and
cause irrational things to happen.
This is a
hopelessly irrational thing, as I know from having written a book or two myself: the cover design need bear no relation, either in content or in quality, to what's inside.
Religion is the
most irrational thing that human created... The number of crazy religious zealots america's got is insane, you guys should rebuild your education system from the start.
«Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do
irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs.
This is just one more strange,
irrational thing.
All religions compel their adherents to believe and do strange,
irrational things.
Begin hating somebody, and you will begin to do
irrational things.
Id say a religious adult that goes to a magic house every sunday, with magic statues and candles and gives money to the magic basket is the most
irrational thing i ever heard of.
«Yet
the irrational thing that the kids did is part of the reason why human cultures have evolved so rapidly and so diversely.»
Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff, Zoe Levin, and newcomer Jack Kilmer all create complex teenage roles, and despite the crazy and
irrational things they do, we still manage to root for them.
As we will soon discover, the titular Bye Bye Man makes his marks do absurd,
irrational things; the problem is, The Bye Bye Man doesn't quite know how to portray this without being hilarible itself.
Sure, there are
irrational things I love about books — yes, including that wonderful old book smell.
A margin of safety is a layer of protection from the imperfect, unknowable,
irrational things.
While hope is generally a good thing in every other area of life, in Forex trading it can cause you to do
irrational things that destroy your trading account.
It's a scientific fact that people will do
irrational things to avoid loss.
I have developed
this irrational thing about being caught doing something crazy on video that will end up on a Vine.»
Ray Beckerman, a lawyer who defends people accused of illegal downloading, describes the verdict as «one of the most
irrational things I have ever seen in my life in the law.»
It's nature's way of tricking us into doing insane and
irrational things to procreate with another person — probably because if we stopped to think about the repercussions of having kids, and being with the same person forever and ever, no one would ever do it.
Phobias are weird,
irrational things.