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You Are Not So Smart - David McRaney

You Are Not So Smart

By David McRaney

  • Release Date: 2011-10-27
  • Genre: Humor
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 144 Ratings

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

    5
    By LiciHouse
    Found myself laughing many times.
  • Great book

    5
    By Demderon
    This was a great book, and it got me to read and learn more about the world of psychology and the human mind.
  • Excellent

    5
    By stevengary77
    Great book. Just read it.
  • One of the best books I've read in a long time!

    5
    By CamDesigns
    I could not put this book down.. Extremely interesting and a very fast read. So much information so thoughtfully organized. Highly recommend this!
  • Excellent

    5
    By Cinderblock1775
    Well put together and very informational
  • Great Read!

    5
    By petesimple
    You will learn something new. Read this book!
  • Great!

    5
    By Oh That One Guy
    Really 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!

    5
    By Tbks1214
    This 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

    4
    By OdinsJoke
    Well…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. LOL
  • Smart

    5
    By Zeroxero
    After reading this I feel I'm not intelligent enough to write a review but here it goes... It was gewd!

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