When self-delusion expert and psychology nerd David McRaney began a book about how to change someone’s mind in one conversation, he never expected to change his own. What made a prominent conspiracy-theorist YouTuber finally see that 9/11 was not a hoax? How do voter opinions shift from neutral to resolute? Can widespread social change only take place when a generation dies out? From one of our greatest thinkers on reasoning, HOW MINDS CHANGE is a book about the science, and the experience, of transformation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.A brain-bending investigation of why some people never change their minds-and others do in an instant-by the bestselling author of You Are Not So Smart A good read for fans of such pop psychology titles as "Blink, Nudge" and "Predictably Irrational". Based on the popular blog, "You Are Not So Smart" explores in 48 short chapters the assorted ways we mislead ourselves everyday. Details why your memory is mostly fiction, why you have too many friends on Facebook, and lists 46 other ways that reader's are deluding themselves. You'll discover just how irrational you really are, which delusions keep you sane, how to boost your productivity, and why you've never kept a New Year's resolution. A psychology course with all the boring bits taken out, prepare for a whirlwind tour of the latest research in the subject, fused with a healthy dose of humour and wit.
In this international bestseller, award-winning journalist David McRaney examines the assorted ways we mislead ourselves every single day. How many of your Facebook friends do you think you know? Would you help a stranger in need? Do you know why you're so in love with your new smartphone? The truth is: you're probably wrong.
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