A Mind of its Own
How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
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Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7452135M
- ISBN-139780393062137
- ISBN-100393062139
- OCLC Control Number64510418
- OCLC Control Numbermindofitsown00cord
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006006729
- Goodreads357666
- LibraryThing606707
Classifications
- LCCBF697.5.S426 F56 2006
Description
Exposing the mind's deceptions and exploring how the mind defends and glorifies the ego, [the author] illustrates the brain's tendency toward self-delusion. Unbeknownst to us, our brain - vain, emotional, immoral, deluded, pigheaded, secretive, weak-willed, and bigoted - pushes, pulls, twists, and warps our perceptions. Whether it be hindsight bias, wishful thinking, unrealistic optimism, or moral excuse-making, each of us has a slew of mind-bugs and ordinary prejudices that prevent us from seeing the truth about the world, the people around us, and ourselves.-Dust jacket.
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