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The Psychology of Stupidity

By: Jean-Francois Marmion - editor, Liesl Schillinger
Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Allyson Ryan, Mark Deakins
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"We need books like this one." (Steven Pinker)

At last, stupidity explained! And by some of the world's smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James, and Ryan Holiday.

And so I proclaim, o idiots of every stripe and morons of all kinds, this is your moment of glory: this book speaks only to you. But you will not recognize yourselves....

Stupidity is all around us, from the coworker who won't stop hitting "reply all" to the former high-school classmate posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. But in order to vanquish it, we must first understand it. In The Psychology of Stupidity, some of the world's leading psychologists and thinkers - including a Nobel Prize winner and best-selling authors - will show you:

  • Why smart people sometimes believe in utter nonsense;
  • How our lazy brains cause us to make the wrong decisions;
  • Why trying to debate fools is a trap;
  • How media manipulation and internet overstimulation make us dumber;
  • Why the stupidest people don't think they're stupid.

Their wisdom and wit are a balm for our aggrieved souls and a beacon of hope in a world of morons.

©2020 Jean-Francois Marmion (P)2020 Penguin Audio
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not so instructive

I'm disappointed, the author has a lot of troubles to wrap his sections. I was expecting something of better quality, but it is okay overall.

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Complete waste of time

Written from a viewpoint of French superiority it essentially espouses that everything and everyone is stupid. Don’t waste your money here, or you may prove the author right.

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Yes, I'm stupid for using a credit for this book!

Awful....not sure what I was expecting, but it was worse than that. feel free to call me stupid!

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meh

Put it down after the political bias came rolling through - overall pretentious and not very engaging unfortunately. Narrator was good however

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Nothing I would’ve expected

If you don’t think you’re somewhat stupid after reading this book read it again. This is a clever take on human behavior and reading it can only help in navigating relationships, our own stubborn views and business . Entertaining and informative.

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