false 5040579 1 <p>Did you know that the number of syllables in an item’s price determines how likely you are to remember that price? And that there’s a reason you can never manage to choose a cell phone plan with the right number of minutes? The human mind is a strange and imperfect thing. We stick with hunches when we shouldn't, our stories change when we retell them, we forget things within seconds, and we have an astonishing ability to overlook important details in our daily lives.<br><br><i>Why We Make Mistakes</i> is a fascinating investigation of the science behind our imperfections, enlivened by real-life stories of anesthesiologists’ fatal mistakes, weathermen whose predictions are uncannily accurate, and witnesses who have sent innocent men to jail. Full of visual puzzles, interesting sidebars, fun facts, and simple solutions for our most maddening foibles (like how to pick a password and a hiding place you won’t forget), here is a book that will have you laughing in recognition—and vowing to get it right the next time.</p> 5107177 17 2 2009 Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average total:138|5:13|4:61|3:48|2:11|1:5| 138 480 398 52 4 4 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:00:27 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:01:38 -0700 2009 1 with references and bibliography. The conclusions:

* Take notes on your mistakes, so you can learn from them.

* Get a Devil's Advocate, even if you have to do it yourself.

* No, you aren't t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 05:36:37 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 18:02:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 14 12:53:05 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 16:07:10 -0700 2009 We all know we do dumb things, and that we persist in doing dumb things even when we have every reason to know better. This book explains why. We don't pay atte...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 03:40:46 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 03:42:31 -0700 2009
A woman hanged herself in a tree on a busy street. Yet, no one reported the suicide for more than 14 hours even though her body was clearly visible. Why? Because the incident occurred on October 31st and passersby mistook the body for a Halloween...more...]]> 4 4 false false Mon May 25 17:25:24 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 15:03:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 21:54:46 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 19:28:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 21 15:10:37 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 10:43:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 15:53:06 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 15:56:38 -0700 2009
The subtitle reads: "How we look without seeing, forget things in seconds, and are all...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 12:35:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 12:35:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 07:00:10 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 08:52:03 -0700 2009
1) Why men don't ask for directions (totally agree with this)
2) Why gamblers are overconfident (agree. again)
3) Who makes the most mis...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 08:51:44 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 13:22:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:08:24 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:16:13 -0700 2009
It's a quick re...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:19:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:23:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 13:46:26 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 13:56:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 19:12:45 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 19:18:14 -0700 2009
*Go with your second answer if you are tempted to change it on a test. Contrary to even the SAT Test Prep sites, you will almost always be right if you change it.

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Why We Make Mistakes wasn’t boring, but it did seem long-winded and repetitive. What took 231 pages could have been...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 07:33:49 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 07:40:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 20:53:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 12:51:10 -0700 2009 Basically, many mistakes would be prevented if we refrained from multitasking, making snap decisions, and th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 11:39:03 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 11:45:19 -0700 2009 Gender plays a role in mistakes, too. We even find out why men a...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5040579