You Are Not So Smart - Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself

In an age dominated by information overload and social media connectivity, understanding the quirks and flaws of human cognition becomes essential. This exploration delves into the myriad ways individuals deceive themselves, often unknowingly, revealing how the mind constructs a reality that is not always aligned with fact or logic. By uncovering these cognitive biases and psychological phenomena, readers gain a clearer perspective on their behaviors, decisions, and interactions with the world.

• Cognitive biases shape perception: The mind relies on shortcuts that frequently distort reality, leading to systematic errors in thinking.
• Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive:...

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