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👁️ Bias Blind Spot

The unsettling phenomenon of recognizing bias in others while remaining oblivious to our own. These books challenge readers to confront the gap between self-perception and reality.
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
by Carol Tavris • 2007
Why smart people double down on bad decisions, rewrite history, and refuse to admit error.
4.04
29k+
🧠 Cognitive Dissonance🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Motivated Reasoning💭 Memory Distortion⚔️ Conflict Escalation
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Summary
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) 91%
Why smart people double down on bad decisions, rewrite history, and refuse to admit error.
by Carol Tavris 2007
4.04
29k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Dissonance🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Motivated Reasoning💭 Memory Distortion⚔️ Conflict Escalation
Blind Spots
by Max H. Bazerman • 2011
Most unethical behavior is driven by mental gaps, not character flaws. A lens to see what you miss.
3.68
597
🐝 Behavioral Ethics🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Unconscious Bias📈 Behavioral Economics🏢 Corporate Ethics
Blind Spots Summary
Blind Spots 91%
Most unethical behavior is driven by mental gaps, not character flaws. A lens to see what you miss.
by Max H. Bazerman 2011
3.68
597 ratings
🐝 Behavioral Ethics🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Unconscious Bias📈 Behavioral Economics🏢 Corporate Ethics
Blindspot
by Mahzarin R. Banaji • 2013
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
3.72
7k+
🧠 Cognitive Bias🎭 Implicit Bias👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Science✊ Anti-Racism
Blindspot Summary
Blindspot 91%
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
by Mahzarin R. Banaji 2013
3.72
7k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Bias🎭 Implicit Bias👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Science✊ Anti-Racism
Biased
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt • 2019
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
4.31
9k+
🧠 Implicit Bias🧩 Cognitive Bias🚫 Racial Prejudice🏛️ Institutional Racism👮 Policing Bias
Biased Summary
Biased 91%
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt 2019
4.31
9k+ ratings
🧠 Implicit Bias🧩 Cognitive Bias🚫 Racial Prejudice🏛️ Institutional Racism👮 Policing Bias
A Mind of Its Own
by Cordelia Fine • 2005
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
3.86
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology📊 Decision Science🤔 Motivated Reasoning
A Mind of Its Own Summary
A Mind of Its Own 90%
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
by Cordelia Fine 2005
3.86
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology📊 Decision Science🤔 Motivated Reasoning
The Scout Mindset
by Julia Galef • 2021
Most thinking is self-defense. Clear thinking is a switch you never learned to flip.
4.09
7k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🤲 Intellectual Humility🔍 Critical Thinking🧮 Applied Rationality
The Scout Mindset Summary
The Scout Mindset 90%
Most thinking is self-defense. Clear thinking is a switch you never learned to flip.
by Julia Galef 2021
4.09
7k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🤲 Intellectual Humility🔍 Critical Thinking🧮 Applied Rationality
How We Know What Isn't So
by Thomas Gilovich • 1991
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
3.95
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases❤️ Motivated Reasoning🎲 Randomness Perception🔬 Scientific Skepticism👥 Social Cognition
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So 90%
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
by Thomas Gilovich 1991
3.95
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases❤️ Motivated Reasoning🎲 Randomness Perception🔬 Scientific Skepticism👥 Social Cognition
The Psychology of Stupidity
by Jean-François Marmion • 2019
The smartest people on why everyone, including you, keeps doing idiotic things.
3.16
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🤲 Intellectual Humility🔍 Critical Thinking📊 Behavioral Economics
The Psychology of Stupidity Summary
The Psychology of Stupidity 90%
The smartest people on why everyone, including you, keeps doing idiotic things.
by Jean-François Marmion 2019
3.16
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🤲 Intellectual Humility🔍 Critical Thinking📊 Behavioral Economics
The Wisest One in the Room
by Thomas Gilovich • 2015
Your biggest blind spot is the belief you have none. A social psychologist's guide to wisdom.
3.79
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Cognition🌍 Situational Influence😊 Happiness Research🤝 Conflict Resolution
The Wisest One in the Room Summary
The Wisest One in the Room 90%
Your biggest blind spot is the belief you have none. A social psychologist's guide to wisdom.
by Thomas Gilovich 2015
3.79
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Cognition🌍 Situational Influence😊 Happiness Research🤝 Conflict Resolution
Being Wrong
by Kathryn Schulz • 2010
We can't feel wrong while being wrong, so we confuse certainty with accuracy every time.
3.94
7k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases💫 Human Fallibility🤔 Intellectual Humility🔄 Belief Revision🪞 Self-Deception
Being Wrong Summary
Being Wrong 90%
We can't feel wrong while being wrong, so we confuse certainty with accuracy every time.
by Kathryn Schulz 2010
3.94
7k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases💫 Human Fallibility🤔 Intellectual Humility🔄 Belief Revision🪞 Self-Deception
The Intelligence Trap
by David Robson • 2019
Intelligence can make you more biased, not less. The trap is hidden in how smart people reason.
3.99
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Rationality🧎 Intellectual Humility👓 Expert Blind Spots🛡️ Misinformation Defense
The Intelligence Trap Summary
The Intelligence Trap 90%
Intelligence can make you more biased, not less. The trap is hidden in how smart people reason.
by David Robson 2019
3.99
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Rationality🧎 Intellectual Humility👓 Expert Blind Spots🛡️ Misinformation Defense
The Anatomy of Peace
by The Arbinger Institute • 2015
Conflict begins when you see people as obstacles instead of people. The rest is justification.
4.19
18k+
🕊️ Conflict Resolution🎭 Self-Deception💥 Interpersonal Conflict🧭 Personal Responsibility🏢 Organizational Culture
The Anatomy of Peace Summary
The Anatomy of Peace 90%
Conflict begins when you see people as obstacles instead of people. The rest is justification.
by The Arbinger Institute 2015
4.19
18k+ ratings
🕊️ Conflict Resolution🎭 Self-Deception💥 Interpersonal Conflict🧭 Personal Responsibility🏢 Organizational Culture
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2019
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
3.47
121
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy😤 Emotional Reasoning🎭 Self-Deception
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking 90%
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
by Albert Rutherford 2019
3.47
121 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy😤 Emotional Reasoning🎭 Self-Deception
The Hidden Brain
by Shankar Vedantam • 2009
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
3.99
3k+
🧠 Unconscious Bias🤔 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics🧨 Radicalization
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain 90%
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
by Shankar Vedantam 2009
3.99
3k+ ratings
🧠 Unconscious Bias🤔 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics🧨 Radicalization
You Are Not So Smart
by David McRaney • 2011
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
3.86
36k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🎭 Self-Delusion⚡ Heuristics🧩 Memory Fallibility
You Are Not So Smart Summary
You Are Not So Smart 90%
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
by David McRaney 2011
3.86
36k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🎭 Self-Delusion⚡ Heuristics🧩 Memory Fallibility
Subliminal
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2012
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
4.05
14k+
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🌊 Unconscious Processing⚖️ Cognitive Biases🏗️ Constructed Reality🤝 Social Cognition
Subliminal Summary
Subliminal 89%
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2012
4.05
14k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🌊 Unconscious Processing⚖️ Cognitive Biases🏗️ Constructed Reality🤝 Social Cognition
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You
by Albert Moukheiber • 2019
Reality is your brain's best guess. Its shortcuts are predictable, and spotting them is trainable.
3.85
803
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Critical Thinking📰 Misinformation⚡ Mental Shortcuts🤲 Intellectual Humility
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You Summary
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You 89%
Reality is your brain's best guess. Its shortcuts are predictable, and spotting them is trainable.
by Albert Moukheiber 2019
3.85
803 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Critical Thinking📰 Misinformation⚡ Mental Shortcuts🤲 Intellectual Humility
How to Think
by Alan Jacobs • 2017
You think you're reasoning, but you're mostly just belonging; here's how to tell the difference.
3.95
5k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🏴 Tribalism🤲 Intellectual Humility🏛 Political Polarization🗣 Civil Discourse
How to Think Summary
How to Think 89%
You think you're reasoning, but you're mostly just belonging; here's how to tell the difference.
by Alan Jacobs 2017
3.95
5k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🏴 Tribalism🤲 Intellectual Humility🏛 Political Polarization🗣 Civil Discourse
The Invisible Gorilla
by Christopher Chabris • 2010
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
3.91
15k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Attention Management💭 Memory Fallibility😎 Overconfidence🔍 Scientific Skepticism
The Invisible Gorilla Summary
The Invisible Gorilla 89%
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
by Christopher Chabris 2010
3.91
15k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Attention Management💭 Memory Fallibility😎 Overconfidence🔍 Scientific Skepticism
Mental Immunity
by Andy Norman • 2021
Ideas infect minds like parasites. Cognitive immunity is real, fragile, and trainable.
3.59
432
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🦠 Misinformation🤲 Intellectual Humility🔗 Belief Systems
Mental Immunity Summary
Mental Immunity 89%
Ideas infect minds like parasites. Cognitive immunity is real, fragile, and trainable.
by Andy Norman 2021
3.59
432 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🦠 Misinformation🤲 Intellectual Humility🔗 Belief Systems
Pare de se sabotar e dê a volta por cima
by Flip Flippen • 2007
Why talent isn't enough: locating and loosening the invisible limits on your success.
3.53
461
🪤 Self-Sabotage📈 Professional Development🔄 Behavioral Change👂 Feedback And Growth🕶️ Blind Spots
Pare de se sabotar e dê a volta por cima Summary
Pare de se sabotar e dê a volta por cima 89%
Why talent isn't enough: locating and loosening the invisible limits on your success.
by Flip Flippen 2007
3.53
461 ratings
🪤 Self-Sabotage📈 Professional Development🔄 Behavioral Change👂 Feedback And Growth🕶️ Blind Spots
Irrationality
by Stuart Sutherland • 1992
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
3.91
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Decision Science📊 Statistical Thinking👥 Social Conformity🎭 Emotional Biases
Irrationality Summary
Irrationality 89%
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
by Stuart Sutherland 1992
3.91
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Decision Science📊 Statistical Thinking👥 Social Conformity🎭 Emotional Biases
Sidetracked
by Francesca Gino • 2013
Hidden forces quietly derail every decision you make; spotting them is a trainable skill.
3.45
286
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🧭 Decision Making👥 Social Influence⚖️ Ethical Fading
Sidetracked Summary
Sidetracked 89%
Hidden forces quietly derail every decision you make; spotting them is a trainable skill.
by Francesca Gino 2013
3.45
286 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🧭 Decision Making👥 Social Influence⚖️ Ethical Fading
Rationality
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
4.32
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🛠️ Debiasing📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Instrumental Rationality🗺️ Mental Models
Rationality Summary
Rationality 89%
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015
4.32
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🛠️ Debiasing📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Instrumental Rationality🗺️ Mental Models
The Blindspots Between Us
by Gleb Tsipursky • 2020
Your brain's built-in biases predict your relationship fights. The method to intercept them.
3.90
283
🧠 Cognitive Biases💑 Relationship Psychology🫀 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Communication Barriers🔬 Behavioral Science
The Blindspots Between Us Summary
The Blindspots Between Us 89%
Your brain's built-in biases predict your relationship fights. The method to intercept them.
by Gleb Tsipursky 2020
3.90
283 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases💑 Relationship Psychology🫀 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Communication Barriers🔬 Behavioral Science
Future Babble
by Dan Gardner • 2010
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
3.79
737
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Expert Forecasting🌫️ Uncertainty Management💸 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Decision Science
Future Babble Summary
Future Babble 89%
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
by Dan Gardner 2010
3.79
737 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Expert Forecasting🌫️ Uncertainty Management💸 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Decision Science
How to Actually Change Your Mind
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2018
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
4.28
294
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Rationality Training🙇 Epistemic Humility📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎭 Motivated Reasoning
How to Actually Change Your Mind Summary
How to Actually Change Your Mind 89%
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2018
4.28
294 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Rationality Training🙇 Epistemic Humility📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎭 Motivated Reasoning
The Person You Mean to Be
by Dolly Chugh • 2018
From good intentions to real allyship: the science of hidden bias and how to undo it.
4.27
3k+
🔎 Bias Awareness🏷️ Privilege Recognition🌱 Growth Mindset🤝 Inclusive Behaviors🗣️ Difficult Conversations
The Person You Mean to Be Summary
The Person You Mean to Be 89%
From good intentions to real allyship: the science of hidden bias and how to undo it.
by Dolly Chugh 2018
4.27
3k+ ratings
🔎 Bias Awareness🏷️ Privilege Recognition🌱 Growth Mindset🤝 Inclusive Behaviors🗣️ Difficult Conversations
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living
by Linda Elder • 2006
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
3.80
465
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🧱 Mental Discipline🏛️ Socratic Method
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living Summary
25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living 89%
Your mind is wired for self-deception. A 25-day plan to catch it in the act.
by Linda Elder 2006
3.80
465 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🧱 Mental Discipline🏛️ Socratic Method
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit
by John V. Petrocelli • 2021
Bullshit has a playbook. Learn the cognitive habits and questions that neutralize it first.
3.48
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔍 Evidence Evaluation🎯 Persuasion Tactics❌ Reasoning Errors
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit Summary
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit 89%
Bullshit has a playbook. Learn the cognitive habits and questions that neutralize it first.
by John V. Petrocelli 2021
3.48
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔍 Evidence Evaluation🎯 Persuasion Tactics❌ Reasoning Errors
A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
by Joosr • 2015
Bad decisions follow the same few patterns. Learn the traps, and stop falling for them.
3.57
14
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Heuristics And Biases💸 Behavioral Economics⚡ Mental Shortcuts🧭 Rational Thinking
A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli Summary
A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 89%
Bad decisions follow the same few patterns. Learn the traps, and stop falling for them.
by Joosr 2015
3.57
14 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Heuristics And Biases💸 Behavioral Economics⚡ Mental Shortcuts🧭 Rational Thinking
Good Reasonable People
by Keith Payne • 2024
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
4.08
1k+
🧠 Political Psychology🤔 Motivated Reasoning🎭 Identity And Politics🏗️ Structural Inequality🏙️ Rural-Urban Divide
Good Reasonable People Summary
Good Reasonable People 89%
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
by Keith Payne 2024
4.08
1k+ ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🤔 Motivated Reasoning🎭 Identity And Politics🏗️ Structural Inequality🏙️ Rural-Urban Divide
Wilful Blindness
by Margaret Heffernan • 2011
Enron, Madoff, the 2008 crash: disasters hiding in plain sight. Psychology of why we miss them.
4.05
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🐑 Social Conformity🏢 Organizational Behavior🏛️ Institutional Failures🌀 Groupthink
Wilful Blindness Summary
Wilful Blindness 89%
Enron, Madoff, the 2008 crash: disasters hiding in plain sight. Psychology of why we miss them.
by Margaret Heffernan 2011
4.05
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🐑 Social Conformity🏢 Organizational Behavior🏛️ Institutional Failures🌀 Groupthink
I Think, Therefore I Lie
by Warren Archer • 2019
Self-deception evolved first, lying to others came second, and objectivity was never the goal.
3.44
9
🤥 Self-Deception🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology📢 Misinformation💭 Memory Fallibility
I Think, Therefore I Lie Summary
I Think, Therefore I Lie 89%
Self-deception evolved first, lying to others came second, and objectivity was never the goal.
by Warren Archer 2019
3.44
9 ratings
🤥 Self-Deception🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology📢 Misinformation💭 Memory Fallibility
Think For Yourself
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2025
Conformity, confirmation bias, and false experts: a practical manual for seeing past your own mind.
3.93
28
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking📰 Media Literacy🎭 Manipulation Tactics🎲 Probabilistic Thinking
Think For Yourself Summary
Think For Yourself 89%
Conformity, confirmation bias, and false experts: a practical manual for seeing past your own mind.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2025
3.93
28 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking📰 Media Literacy🎭 Manipulation Tactics🎲 Probabilistic Thinking
The Outward Mindset
by The Arbinger Institute • 2016
Workplace problems aren't behavior problems. They're perception problems. Fix the lens, not people.
4.02
3k+
🏢 Organizational Culture🪞 Self-Deception👁️ Perspective Taking💙 Empathy At Work🎯 Accountability
The Outward Mindset Summary
The Outward Mindset 89%
Workplace problems aren't behavior problems. They're perception problems. Fix the lens, not people.
by The Arbinger Institute 2016
4.02
3k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture🪞 Self-Deception👁️ Perspective Taking💙 Empathy At Work🎯 Accountability
ذهن فریبکار شما
by Steven Novella • 1395
Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.
4.23
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔬 Scientific Skepticism📉 Logical Fallacies🕵️ Pseudoscience
ذهن فریبکار شما Summary
ذهن فریبکار شما 89%
Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.
by Steven Novella 1395
4.23
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔬 Scientific Skepticism📉 Logical Fallacies🕵️ Pseudoscience
The Knowledge Illusion
by Steven Sloman • 2017
Ask someone to explain a toilet. They can't. That gap powers civilization.
3.84
3k+
🎭 Cognitive Biases🌐 Distributed Cognition👥 Collective Intelligence🤔 Intellectual Humility🤸 Embodied Cognition
The Knowledge Illusion Summary
The Knowledge Illusion 89%
Ask someone to explain a toilet. They can't. That gap powers civilization.
by Steven Sloman 2017
3.84
3k+ ratings
🎭 Cognitive Biases🌐 Distributed Cognition👥 Collective Intelligence🤔 Intellectual Humility🤸 Embodied Cognition
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
Most failures of expertise come from treating one kind of problem as if it were another.
3.99
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Decision Theory📊 Information Overload💥 Failure Analysis💡 Counterintuitive
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses Summary
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses 89%
Most failures of expertise come from treating one kind of problem as if it were another.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009
3.99
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Decision Theory📊 Information Overload💥 Failure Analysis💡 Counterintuitive
The Irrational Ape
by David Robert Grimes • 2019
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
4.26
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Logical Fallacies💭 Critical Thinking🥼 Pseudoscience🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
The Irrational Ape Summary
The Irrational Ape 89%
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
by David Robert Grimes 2019
4.26
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Logical Fallacies💭 Critical Thinking🥼 Pseudoscience🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
Expert Political Judgment
by Philip E. Tetlock • 2005
Political pundits barely beat chance. Those who change their minds and doubt themselves do best.
3.98
709
🔮 Political Forecasting🧠 Expert Judgment🧩 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probabilistic Thinking🤔 Intellectual Humility
Expert Political Judgment Summary
Expert Political Judgment 89%
Political pundits barely beat chance. Those who change their minds and doubt themselves do best.
by Philip E. Tetlock 2005
3.98
709 ratings
🔮 Political Forecasting🧠 Expert Judgment🧩 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probabilistic Thinking🤔 Intellectual Humility
Think Again
by Adam M. Grant • 2021
The people who get the most things right are the fastest to admit they were wrong.
4.13
150k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤲 Intellectual Humility💭 Changing Minds🔄 Updating Beliefs🏢 Organizational Psychology
Think Again Summary
Think Again 89%
The people who get the most things right are the fastest to admit they were wrong.
by Adam M. Grant 2021
4.13
150k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤲 Intellectual Humility💭 Changing Minds🔄 Updating Beliefs🏢 Organizational Psychology
You Are Now Less Dumb
by David McRaney • 2013
You don't see reality. Your brain constructs a flawed model and calls it the truth.
3.95
5k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📚 Popular Psychology👥 Social Psychology🎭 Self-Delusion🐑 Group Behavior
You Are Now Less Dumb Summary
You Are Now Less Dumb 89%
You don't see reality. Your brain constructs a flawed model and calls it the truth.
by David McRaney 2013
3.95
5k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📚 Popular Psychology👥 Social Psychology🎭 Self-Delusion🐑 Group Behavior
Thinking 101
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn • 2022
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
3.82
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🔗 Causal Reasoning📊 Statistical Thinking😟 Negativity Bias
Thinking 101 Summary
Thinking 101 89%
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn 2022
3.82
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🔗 Causal Reasoning📊 Statistical Thinking😟 Negativity Bias
Social Psychology
by Elliot Aronson • 1973
The mind's need for self-esteem warps social reality, and we never blame the situation.
4.02
1k+
🧲 Social Influence🧠 Cognitive Biases🛡️ Self Justification🤝 Prejudice Reduction👁️ Social Perception
Social Psychology Summary
Social Psychology 89%
The mind's need for self-esteem warps social reality, and we never blame the situation.
by Elliot Aronson 1973
4.02
1k+ ratings
🧲 Social Influence🧠 Cognitive Biases🛡️ Self Justification🤝 Prejudice Reduction👁️ Social Perception
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty
by Dan Ariely • 2012
Everyone cheats a little and still feels honest. The hidden forces that widen that gap.
3.93
17k+
🔬 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases🪞 Self-Deception🦠 Social Contagion
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty Summary
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty 89%
Everyone cheats a little and still feels honest. The hidden forces that widen that gap.
by Dan Ariely 2012
3.93
17k+ ratings
🔬 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases🪞 Self-Deception🦠 Social Contagion
Don't Believe Everything You Think
by Thomas Kida • 2006
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
3.82
853
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💡 Critical Thinking🎲 Probability And Chance🧩 Memory Fallibility
Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Think 89%
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
by Thomas Kida 2006
3.82
853 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💡 Critical Thinking🎲 Probability And Chance🧩 Memory Fallibility
Sleights of Mind
by Stephen L. Macknik • 2010
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
3.94
3k+
🪞 Perceptual Illusions🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Attention And Awareness💭 Memory Distortion💊 Placebo Effect
Sleights of Mind Summary
Sleights of Mind 89%
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
by Stephen L. Macknik 2010
3.94
3k+ ratings
🪞 Perceptual Illusions🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Attention And Awareness💭 Memory Distortion💊 Placebo Effect
Tune In
by Nuala Walsh • 2024
Hear what your mind erases: a playbook to stop sabotaging the decisions that matter most.
4.30
122
🧠 Cognitive Biases📈 Behavioral Economics🎯 Attention Management📊 Information Overload👥 Groupthink
Tune In Summary
Tune In 89%
Hear what your mind erases: a playbook to stop sabotaging the decisions that matter most.
by Nuala Walsh 2024
4.30
122 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📈 Behavioral Economics🎯 Attention Management📊 Information Overload👥 Groupthink
Black and White Thinking
by Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
3.57
489
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏷️ Categorical Thinking🖼️ Framing Effects⚡ Polarization
Black and White Thinking Summary
Black and White Thinking 89%
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
by Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏷️ Categorical Thinking🖼️ Framing Effects⚡ Polarization
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