You are not so smart

why you have too many friends on Facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, and 46 other ways you're deluding yourself

302 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2011 by Gotham Books/Penguin Group.

ISBN:
978-1-59240-659-3
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OCLC Number:
706017775

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4 stars (6 reviews)

McRaney reveals that every decision we make, every thought we contemplate, and every emotion we feel comes with a story we tell ourselves to explain them. But sometimes those stories aren't true.

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This book felt like an endless streak of slap in the face of every bias one might have. I think I might have checked all of them, even the one I didn't think I had. This book does a really good job in explaining our common bias by providing solid links to scientifics studies and real life examples that we can all relate too. It's a great read if you want to learn more about your behavior or why you act the way you act.

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Subjects

  • Defense mechanisms (Psychology)
  • Reason
  • Perception
  • Truth
  • Psychological aspects
  • Thought and thinking