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

by David McRaney

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Dive into the fascinating, often humorous, landscape of the human mind and discover the myriad ways we fool ourselves every day. This book explores the cognitive biases and mental shortcuts that shape our perceptions, decisions, and relationships, revealing that our belief in our own rationality is often the biggest delusion of all. Through engaging explorations of topics like the illusion of control and the fundamental attribution error, you'll gain a new understanding of why we think, feel, and act the way we do. It's a witty and insightful journey into the irrationality that makes us wonderfully, undeniably human.

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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

David McRaney

audiobook

Gildan Media

Published Dec 5, 2011

ISBN: 9781469000732

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First Published

2011

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eng

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