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Jun 15, 2015
Charlene
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I have dubbed this book, 'The Analytical Sledgehammer.'
Mistakes Were Made has become one of my favorite books of all time. It should be required reading for every human being. At its heart, this book examines everything humans believe about their own selves and the world at large. How have we come to believe what we do about ourselves, the people we love, & those we punish? Where did ideas of fairness come from. Why is it so hard to admit fault? What does it all mean on a personal and societal ...more
Mistakes Were Made has become one of my favorite books of all time. It should be required reading for every human being. At its heart, this book examines everything humans believe about their own selves and the world at large. How have we come to believe what we do about ourselves, the people we love, & those we punish? Where did ideas of fairness come from. Why is it so hard to admit fault? What does it all mean on a personal and societal ...more
I have copied the cover blurb because it is accurate:
"Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell?
Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. When we ...more
"Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell?
Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. When we ...more
I saw both of these authors interviewed on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and I thought it sounded interesting enough to give it a read. As it turns out this was an excellent introduction to dissonance theory and I'm glad I read it just so I can be aware of self-justification and self-deception in my own life. I have to admit when I was reading this I had trouble finding examples in my own life but had no trouble spotting dissonance in other peoples lives around me, which is probably a good exa
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A crucial read that explores cognitive dissonance in depth. The main focus of the book is exploring how individual people and institutions in power justify and perpetuate wrong decisions.
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