From the Bookshelf of Blooming Books: Reading for Growth (Self-Development Book Club) …
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
This book was a delightful whirlwind tour of the worst of human judgment. Pulling from major psychological studies of the past few decades, Dobelli runs us through the top 100 flaws in human decision making. Including:
-Why we forget the past
-The downside of groupthink
-Why we put too much trust in those in authority
-Why evil is more striking than good
-Why teams are lazy
-How rewards destroy productivity
-Why a good start often leads to disaster
-How first impressions sabotage us
-Why we are slaves to ...more
-Why we forget the past
-The downside of groupthink
-Why we put too much trust in those in authority
-Why evil is more striking than good
-Why teams are lazy
-How rewards destroy productivity
-Why a good start often leads to disaster
-How first impressions sabotage us
-Why we are slaves to ...more
This book is not exactly a self help book - I thought it was. Rather it points out a series (close to 100) of thinking biases which we are prone to. The examples are excellent, and I definitely recommend it for reading..
A very good compendium of biases, logical errors and cognitive fallacies. Unfortunately, the examples are not always the most accurate ones and tend to err on the side of sensationalism at the expense of scientific soundness. All in all, however, it is an enjoyable read.
Feb 24, 2015
Londi The Leo
marked it as to-read
Aug 21, 2018
Eric DeMarco
marked it as to-read
Jul 02, 2019
Kinshuk
marked it as to-read
Jul 16, 2019
Gautam
is currently reading it
Apr 03, 2020
Alicia Barton
marked it as to-read
Apr 17, 2020
Archit Watts
marked it as to-read
Nov 12, 2020
Robert Scrivner
marked it as to-read
Nov 19, 2020
Paris Davis
marked it as to-read
Jan 10, 2021
Francesco
marked it as to-read
Sep 07, 2021
Kate Jones
marked it as to-read
Sep 21, 2021
Emma Dickson
marked it as to-read
Dec 17, 2021
Jonathan Burac
marked it as to-read
Mar 14, 2022
Iman Ihsani
added it
Mar 15, 2022
Phaedra
marked it as to-read
Sep 12, 2022
Saatvik
marked it as to-read
Dec 15, 2022
Maryam
added it
Dec 19, 2022
Cindy Lam
marked it as to-read
Jan 19, 2023
Paul
marked it as to-read
Jan 20, 2023
Stephanie
marked it as to-read
Feb 17, 2025
Prabhanshu
marked it as to-read
Jul 29, 2025
hassinah :)
marked it as to-read
