Why you have too many friends on facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, an d 46 other ways youre deluding yourself paperback november 6, 2012. The blog that this book was based on was started by david mcraney after he watched the selective attention test and person swap videos. Jan 30, 2018 and that is why being street smart, or streetwise, is the key to success in your startup. And, no, you dont need to be beautiful or born with a. You are now less dumb is a book about selfdelusion, but also a celebration of it, a fascinating and pleasantly uncomfortablemaking look at why selfdelusion is as much a part of the human condition as fingers and toes, and the followup to mcraneys you are not so smart, one of the best psychology books of 2011. Why you have too many friends on facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, and 46 other ways youre deluding yourself kindle edition published october 27th 2011 by. I always like a book that i know im going to be thinking about and spouting out facts from long after i close the book. You need to go out on your own and see what works and does not work for you. You are not so smart why you have too many friends on. You are not so smart is the goto blog for understanding why we all do silly things. Why you have too many friends on facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction and 46 other. David mcraney heard the siren song of pop psychology, and he plays along in discord.
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Jun 11, 2012 yet journalist david mcraneys you are not so smart, is meant to challenge even the most basic assumptions about our personal beliefs and selfconcepts to help shed light on the irrational stories we tell ourselves, our common selfdelusions and, most importantly, why we act as if we know better. Fallacies taken from you are not so smart, by david mcraney. With no staff, the support of patrons allows me, david mcraney, to devote long hours to producing new content. You dont need to be particularly intelligent or skilled to get access to opportunities or forge a successful career. The wason selection task is an example of how lousy you are at logic, but you are also filled with beliefs that look good on paper but fall apart in practice. When people discuss street smarts and book smarts, its usually implied that you can only have one or the other.
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There is a growing body of work coming out of psychology and cognitive science that says you have no clue why you act the way. I agree that smart or an authorized representative may contact me by phone, email or mail with information about smart solutions, events and special offers. Why you have too many friends on facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, an d 46 other ways you re deluding yourself paperback november 6, 2012. When people discuss street smarts and book smarts, its usually implied that. But there is a lot to say about the value of being street smart. Why you have too many friends on facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, and 46 other ways youre deluding yourself emphasizes the ways in which people trick themselves into feeling superior, including readers who believe theyre exempt from his generalizations because. This is the sort of thing you will find throughout this book, with explanations and musings to boot. You hold in your hands a compendium of information about selfdelusion and the wonderful ways we all succumb to it.
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