Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts | 
pickVery interesting and informative; as well as entertaining with sprinkles of humor throughout.
The only thing that bothered me was the over-simplified explanation of cognitive dissonance and self-justification being the sole reasons behind people in power not copping to their mistakes.
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so-soAs promised, gives insight into the mental processes that make it so hard to admit having made a mistake, and that often persuade people to double-down when a mistake has been made, to justify rather than confess culpability. 1/?
Why I consider "deregulation" one of the scariest words in the English language.
Newsflash: Just because it was groundbreaking in the 1950s, doesn't it mean it should be upheld today! 🙄
😲 And the award for most appalling portmanteau goes to...
🤦🏼♂️ If you notice emojis coming into play more in reaction to quotes from this particular book, it's because I'm so flabbergasted, I've run out of words. 😦
Maybe I've listened to too many Michael Hobbes co-hosted podcasts over the years, but I'm feeling weird about the examples provided. How do you know the participants in the high ordeal ritual weren't more commited to start with and thus more likely to donate more after? Where's the definitive evidence that pain caused the devotion? I'm not seeing cause and effect, just correlation, and any Hobbes listener knows how slippery that can be...
pickLots to highlight in this! Its message is super important, and I valued all of the research included re: how hard we humans will work to avoid cognitive dissonance and deny/justify our mistakes. I would have liked even more data (but understand their decisions - it‘s not an academic text). I was iffy about some generalizations, as well as how they framed some stuff (but I know there‘s an updated 2020 version; maybe it includes some reframing). ⬇️
Started this recently and loving already! I‘ve wanted to read it for ages, but as far as I knew it had nothing to do with bioethics. So I was surprised when this page caused a flood of warm memories of the grad school semester I spent doing a one-on-one independent study with the brilliant (and generous and kind) Dr. Krimsky. Reading serendipity is the best. ❤️
pickAn important book which will always be timely since cognitive dissonance will forever be with us. Updated twice since 2007 to reflect new research and include new examples- a great commitment to science and relevance. For it to be truly impactful, I would need to re-read it every few years to remind myself of the subtle traps that can result from CD and to tighten up my conscious processing and decision-making.
Recommended by my wife, Amy.
We make mistakes. It happens. It doesn‘t mean we‘re stupid. It only means we made a mistake. It doesn‘t define who we are.
Bedtime reading! Back to this amazing book that is def a MUST READ! So many insights about the human nature! #psychology #nonfiction
pick'Mistakes Were Made But Not By Me' was published in 2015. Oh honey, if you only knew what was to come... Should be required reading in 2018, as well as 'Everybody Lies'.
Very interesting concept: a book about the inherent problems with self-justification. Wonder if they can pull off a whole book on the concept!
pickI listened to the audiobook for this one. I found the narrator's voice a bit robotic, but the book was quite interesting.
