pickRead in 2024. I listened to this one over audio that was narrated by the author. I liked Cultish a little more but found this one interesting too. Montell highlights different psychological concepts & how they connect to our current society (social media, conspiracy theories, biases). I was already familiar with a lot of these ideas from other readings.
so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️ I‘m torn on this one. The author highlights important areas where boys lag behind girls (rates of maturation, educational attainment) and ways particularly Black boys experience discrimination and the structural issues they face in school and society. He‘s careful to make clear he does not want to improve outcomes for boys and men at the expense of women. He loses me when talking about how now that women don‘t “need” men, ⬇️
so-soShine theory. I love it.
pickI didn‘t enjoy this book as much as “Cultish”, but it was a good listen 😊
2025
My annual reading theme is sociopolitical. I haven't had a chance to post my full #Roll100 list yet. However, these are the 3 for January's roll. Getting 2025 off to a fighting start.
@PuddleJumper HNY x
so-soMight be appreciated by One Direction fans?
“To sincerely adopt the psychology of tokenism, you have to sell your own community out. That‘s the dark underbelly of the thing. Instead of blaming institutions rules and social attitudes of those around you for the absence of other people like you, you blame your own community.”
💯💯💯💯
also: I don‘t know why the picture is red.
This was great as always!
‘Tis the season of reading all the short books to improve the year‘s reading stats.
pick#ReadAway2024
Finished yesterday, I enjoyed this exploration of our minds & cognitive biases & where they come from. It doesn‘t go especially deep into each type of bias or the science behind it but I like Montell‘s way of casually explaining concepts & putting them into relatable examples. I was just talking about the “halo effect” where we make positive assumptions about a person‘s character based on out impressions of a single trait. (You ⬇️
