You Are Not So Smart
By David McRaney
- Release Date: 2011-10-27
- Genre: Humor
Description
An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise, based on the popular blog of the same name.
Whether you’re deciding which smartphone to purchase or which politician to believe, you think you are a rational being whose every decision is based on cool, detached logic. But here’s the truth: You are not so smart. You’re just as deluded as the rest of us—but that’s okay, because being deluded is part of being human.
Growing out of David McRaney’s popular blog, You Are Not So Smart 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 often these stories aren’t true. Each short chapter—covering topics such as Learned Helplessness, Selling Out, and the Illusion of Transparency—is like a psychology course with all the boring parts taken out.
Bringing together popular science and psychology with humor and wit, You Are Not So Smart is a celebration of our irrational, thoroughly human behavior.
Reviews
Great book
5By LiciHouseFound myself laughing many times.Great book
5By DemderonThis was a great book, and it got me to read and learn more about the world of psychology and the human mind.Excellent
5By stevengary77Great book. Just read it.One of the best books I've read in a long time!
5By CamDesignsI could not put this book down.. Extremely interesting and a very fast read. So much information so thoughtfully organized. Highly recommend this!Excellent
5By Cinderblock1775Well put together and very informationalGreat Read!
5By petesimpleYou will learn something new. Read this book!Great!
5By Oh That One GuyReally makes you think about thinking... And not so much in a critical thinking way, but more of a "oh! That's why I did that," kind of way. Thanks!Excellent Read!
5By Tbks1214This book helped me to see the world in a new & positive light.. it is an excellent read & I would definitely recommend purchasing it if you are reading this & unsure.You are Not So Smart
4By OdinsJokeWell…the premise of the book intrigues me. Perhaps I am not so smart. But I am now buying the book to find out. I now think I am being scammed. So perhaps I am not so smart as I am now thinking I am being fooled. But if I were smart and not so ethical….I would just find a free download and not pay any money to find out that I am dumb. Interesting cunumdrum I now face. But I think I will go ethical and legal and buy the book. Perhaps I can learn how to teach family and friends that they are not so smart and give me some money. LOLSmart
5By ZeroxeroAfter reading this I feel I'm not intelligent enough to write a review but here it goes... It was gewd!