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

an incredibly eye-opening read, i really hope that the awareness i have for how the human mind works stays with me

Great book!

One of the most interesting books I have ever read. A real kick on your mind's balls.

The misconception: You are so smart The truth: You are not so smart Most of the content of the book I have read in other books or researches or watched on TV (Hence: Mind Games) However combining the content in one place makes it very lovely and special. Regarding to the content of the book, we have bad news and good news. BAD NEWS: our minds are so much limited. GOOD NEWS: if we are aware enough with limitation and we are increasing our self-awareness, defiantly we can find our way through this complicated Life.

God! This book was so insightful. It’s awesome. I honestly believe everyone should read it and treat it like a bible when it comes to watching news regarding politics… or health. Misinformation is everywhere. And this little book shows how to defend yourself from it in 48 ways.

My first audio book that came with great tidbits of information that’s fascinating for any budding psychologist/sociologist. I want to read more about each of the small phenomenon described in the book. It was funny in a dry and sassy way. This is the kind of non fiction I enjoy.

I tend not to think too much when I write a book review, or when I write anything for that matter. But those of you who've read this book already will understand my hesitation in opening this review with 'There were ideas in this book I had come across before' or 'When two people recommended this book to me in the same week - I knew it was a sign I had to read it there and then'. Being objective about my self has now become a whole different challenge. If you know nothing about cognitive biases, this book will really open your eyes to decision-making, belief, and behavioral biases that you'll continue to spot in yourself and others. Yes, prepare to be that overly analytical arsehole in the room. New to the subject matter - not a problem, McRaney makes the facts accessible and relevant with humourous examples. I'd suggest that if you're already well versed in the psychology of how we know what we think, but what we think we know isn't always so - then you should just see this book as a reference of interesting and supportive case studies for those theories. Even though it's an engaging read, there's a lot to digest and were I to read it again I'd take a 'chapter a week' approach to really let the information sink in. Long story short, I finished it two days ago and I'm still thinking about it; I've learned some interesting (and downright annoying) concepts that are already assisting me at work & play. All sources and studies are well cited and easy to reference.

It's really hard to listen to an audiobook that constantly shows how stupid you are. If anything, I've learned to be even more humble - which I'm grateful for. I wish everyone would read half this book.

If there was a book about stereotypes for how the brain works this would be it. In most cases though, the stereotypes are true unless you're actively aware of the decisions you're making. This book elaborates on the decisions we make without knowing it. For most of them I was nodding along thinking "yeah, that's true, I knew that was a bias I held", which left it mostly skin deep for me.