Self Deception


The Sense of an Ending
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
I Told Me So: The Role of Self-Deception in Christian Living
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
Self-Deception Unmasked
The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life
Self-Deception and Morality
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
Beyond Good and Evil
Yesteryear
The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
Sociopath
Notes from Underground
Stoner
Leo Tolstoy
“ It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. ”
― Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata

Mark  Lawrence
“ We all practice self-deception to a degree; no man can handle complete honesty without being cut at each turn. There's not enough room in a man's head for sanity alongside each grief, each worry, each terror that he owns. I’m well used to burying such things in a dark cellar and moving on. ...more ”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Fools

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