You are Not So Smart : Why Your Memory is Mostly Fiction, Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook and 46 Other Ways Youre Deluding Yourself

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Author: McRaney, David Popular psychologyPublished on 4 October 2012 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 320 pages196 x 132 x 24 | 286g How many of your Face book friends do you think you know? Would you help a stranger in need? Do you know why you’re so in love with your new smartphone? The truth is: you’re probably wrong. You are not so smart.In this international bestseller, award-winning journalist David McRaney examines the assorted ways we mislead ourselves every single day. A psychology course with all the boring bits taken out, prepare for a whirlwind tour of the latest research in the subject, fused with a healthy dose of humour and wit. You’ll discover just how irrational you really are, which delusions keep you sane, how to boost your productivity, and why you’ve never kept a New Year’s resolution. Show more