Being Wrong | Litsy

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error | Kathryn Schulz

I feel like this explains a lot.

(Why has Litsy started magnifying photos such that they don't quite fit?? Is this happening to anyone else? 😟)

Ruthiella I‘ve not noticed that? 🤔 10mo

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Cedar_and_Grapefruit

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error | Kathryn Schulz

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Loved this book. It was funny, insightful, cleverly written, and a quick read, thanks to Ms. Schulz's writing skills. It has helped me evaluate my own perception and be more patient with others' views when they seem so wildly different from my own.

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Tomigirl44

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error | Kathryn Schulz

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I learned a lot from this thought-provoking book.

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Graywacke

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error | Kathryn Schulz

Kathryn Shulz (for the book I‘m posting this under)
Toni Morrison
Bruce Chatwin
Norman Maclean
Homer

(I saw this pop up a week ago and have been thinking about it. Not sure where it originated. Maybe @britt_brooke - who notes it came from The Fussy Librarian‘s facebook page. Also not sure what hashtag to use. #in5authors ?)

For more authors see ?

Graywacke Others I might add:
Elena Ferrante
Michael Pollan
Isabel Wilkerson (for The Warmth of Other Suns)
Edward P Jones
Grace Paley
Amos Oz
Aristophanes
Linda Grant
Dostoyevsky
John Graves
Alexie Sherman (yes, I know about the issues)
Bill Bryson
Malcolm Gladwell
Ovid 6y

merelybookish Lots of great choices! I taught that Schlutz book in Freshman comp one year. One of the students later wrote on an eval it went against her Catholic education. 6y

Graywacke @merelybookish ok, 1) wow on that student ...but I guess it actually makes some sense. And 2) fascinated that you taught this. This books thinks the way I think. It should be taught to accountants who don‘t really understand the technical side of their business 🙂 6y

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merelybookish @Graywacke I thought it was a good orientation to learning, to be open to making mistakes and being wrong. Unless you're Catholic, I guess. 😉 6y

britt_brooke Great picks! I should‘ve assigned a hashtag initially, but didn‘t realize it would take off like it did, so yours sounds good. 😉 6y

Graywacke @merelybookish Yes... I really like how you expressed it there. 🙂 6y

Graywacke @britt_brooke A good fire you started. It was fun to think about, and fun to read others posts. 6y

britt_brooke @Graywacke 💚 6y

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howjessicareads

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I finished this audiobook yesterday and really enjoyed it! Nothing totally groundbreaking, but very interesting anecdotes and research into wrongness... a lot of which explains a great deal about the current political climate. #jesshowreads2018

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howjessicareads

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error | Kathryn Schulz

Lol! I've already highlighted about 4 passages in this book. I did not expect to enjoy it this much! (Book club pick)

AlaMich Ha!! "I was right about being right." ?? I'm pretty sure that thought has crossed my mind about eleventy billion times in my life. Needing to be right is one trait I would LOVE to be cured of. 7y

howjessicareads @AlaMich - ditto. 😩 This book is really interesting so far though! About the disconnect between how we all think we're right all the time, but how often we're actually wrong (and how to deal with that). 7y

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2BR02B

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error | Kathryn Schulz

The #librarysale gods have been very generous, indeed.

britt_brooke Ooh, nice haul! 7y

Lacythebookworm Very nice! 🙌 7y

TheKidUpstairs Oooooh, I really want to read

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

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PerksOfBeingABookworm Ooohhh, nice! I watched the TedTalk about Being Wrong and loved it. Haven't gotten around to getting the book yet though! 7y

emilyhaldi So jealous of these library sale hauls every damn time!!!! 7y

2BR02B @PerksOfBeingABookworm i haven't seen the TED Talk yet. I'll have to check it out! 7y

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GraceRTaylor

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error | Kathryn Schulz

Starting reading this a couple of weeks ago. It's pretty good. A little hard to keep focused sometimes (but you don't want to miss the little slips of humour)

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JessicaPHoffman

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error | Kathryn Schulz

My current audio book is Being Wrong, for a traveling book club. Just finished the Louise Penny book tonight on audio. We've started Harry Potter (to read as a family) for the 4th time. My eldest my finally be into it. And one true loves fort my local book club.

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