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The Psychology of Stupidity
The Psychology of Stupidity | Jean-Francois Marmion
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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 bestselling 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. The wisdom and wit of these experts are a balm for our aggrieved souls and a beacon of hope in a world of morons.
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Ddzmini
The Psychology of Stupidity | Jean-Francois Marmion
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As a psychologist I often wonder by what standards do we have the right to judge others with our IQ, personality, emotional, among others the test to judge IQ are and have been proven to be biased so how can anyone consider them valid, but we do still use other test we need to change the standardization of testing and judging specifically children tests 🙌🏽

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ATC
The Psychology of Stupidity | Jean-Francois Marmion

Luck is the spin that assholes put on probability !

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aimee23
The Psychology of Stupidity | Jean-Francois Marmion
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It's been proven that negative memories fade with time, whereas positive memories endure. This is why the older a person gets, the greater his tendency to regard the past in a positive light, which is why old fools like to complain wistfully, "Everything was better in the good old days."

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aimee23
The Psychology of Stupidity | Jean-Francois Marmion

"No matter what form it takes, stupidity splatters us all. Rumor has it that we ourselves are the source of it. I am no exception."

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Xubst
The Psychology of Stupidity | Jean-Francois Marmion
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I'm not feeling great at the moment so i decided to curl up on the couch with my crochet project and a new audiobook. Seeing how my country is acting the last few weeks, i thought this would be helpful. So far i'm really enjoying it, it's very witty.

Centique What are you making? It looks so cute 😍 4y
Xubst @Centique it became a bunny, for my niece 😊 4y
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