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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/825645867 Title: You are now less dumb : how to conquer mob mentality, how to buy happiness, and all the other ways to outsmart yourself Author: David McRaney Publisher: New York : Gotham Books, [2013] ISBN/ISSN: 9781592408054 1592408052 OCLC:825645867

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You are now less dumb : how to conquer mob mentality, how to buy happiness, and all the other ways to outsmart yourself

Author:	David McRaney
Publisher:	New York : Gotham Books, [2013]
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	The popular blogger and author of the best-selling "You Are Not So Smart" shares more discoveries about self-delusion and irrational thinking, analyzing 15 additional ways people routinely fool themselves in areas ranging from attraction and time wasted to best intentions and the true price of happiness.
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Subjects	Thought and thinking. Perception. Truth -- Psychological aspects. View all subjects
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	David McRaney Find more information about:
ISBN:	9781592408054 1592408052
OCLC Number:	825645867
Description:	309 pages ; 20 cm
Contents:	Self-delusion -- Narrative bias -- The common belief fallacy -- The Benjamin Franklin effect -- The post hoc fallacy -- The halo effect -- Ego depletion -- The misattribution of arousal -- The illusion of external agency -- The backfire effect -- Pluralistic ignorance -- The no true Scotsman fallacy -- The illusion of asymmetric insight -- Enclothed cognition -- Deindividuation -- The sunk cost fallacy -- The overjustification effect -- The self-enhancement bias.
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The popular blogger and author of the best-selling "You Are Not So Smart" shares more discoveries about self-delusion and irrational thinking, analyzing 15 additional ways people routinely fool themselves in areas ranging from attraction and time wasted to best intentions and the true price of happiness.

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