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You are now less dumb
How to Conquer Mob Mentality, How to Buy Happiness, and All the Other Ways to Outsmart Yourself
Book • 2013
In 'You Are Now Less Dumb,' David McRaney expands on the premise that we all believe ourselves to be objective observers of reality, except we’re not.
The book provides eye-opening analyses of seventeen ways we fool ourselves daily, including Enclothed Cognition, the Benjamin Franklin Effect, Deindividuation, the Misattribution of Arousal, and the Sunk Cost Fallacy.
McRaney uses a mix of popular psychology and trivia to make the subject engaging and relatable, helping readers understand and potentially overcome their own self-delusions.
The book provides eye-opening analyses of seventeen ways we fool ourselves daily, including Enclothed Cognition, the Benjamin Franklin Effect, Deindividuation, the Misattribution of Arousal, and the Sunk Cost Fallacy.
McRaney uses a mix of popular psychology and trivia to make the subject engaging and relatable, helping readers understand and potentially overcome their own self-delusions.
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David Sparks as a book containing psychological studies, highlighting the brain's reaction to strongly disagreed-upon beliefs.
David Sparks as a book containing psychological studies, highlighting the brain's reaction to strongly disagreed-upon beliefs.
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Terry Crews as a sequel to "You Are Not So Smart", offering further insights into cognitive biases.
Terry Crews as a sequel to "You Are Not So Smart", offering further insights into cognitive biases.
Terry Crews On Healthy Masculinity, Strength Through Vulnerability & True Power
