Shankar Vedantam

Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain

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From the New York Times best-selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a thought-provoking look at the role of self-deception in human flourishing.Self-deception does terrible harm to us, to our communities, and to the planet. But if it is so bad for us, why is it ubiquitous? In Useful Delusions, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler argue that, paradoxically, self-deception can also play a vital role in our success and well-being.The lies we tell ourselves sustain our daily interactions with friends, lovers, and coworkers. They can explain why some people live longer than others, why some couples remain in love and others don't, why some nati… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Mesler, Bill

ISBN: 978-0-393-65221-5
EAN: 9780393652215
Produktnummer: 34633506
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 264 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Abbildungen: 1 illustration

Über den Autor

Shankar Vedantam is host of the Hidden Brain podcast and public radio show and the author of The Hidden Brain, a New York Times national bestseller. He lives in Washington, DC.