{"product_id":"you-are-not-so-smart-why-you-have-too-many-friends-on-facebook-why-your-memory-is-mostly-fiction-and-46-other-ways-youre-deluding-yourself-paperback","title":"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 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid McRaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise, based on the popular blog of the same name.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing out of David McRaney's popular blog, \u003ci\u003eYou Are Not So Smart\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together popular science and psychology with humor and wit, \u003ci\u003eYou Are Not So Smart\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of our irrational, thoroughly human behavior.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid McRaney \u003c\/b\u003eis a science journalist fascinated with brains, minds, and culture. The two-time winner of the William Randolph Hearst Award started the blog youarenotsosmart.com which became a book that's been translated into 17 languages. From there, he started a podcast where he interviews scientists who study the psychology of reasoning, decision-making, and judgment. His second book, \u003ci\u003eYou Are Now Less Dumb\u003c\/i\u003e, was released in 2013, and his third book, \u003ci\u003eHow Minds Change\u003c\/i\u003e was released in 2022. McRaney now gives lectures around the world about these topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63162908737885,"sku":"9781592407361","price":28.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/TEdPalIrM1VheGJkekpLTkdwWmVVZz09.webp?v=1768939787","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/you-are-not-so-smart-why-you-have-too-many-friends-on-facebook-why-your-memory-is-mostly-fiction-and-46-other-ways-youre-deluding-yourself-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}