{"product_id":"9781101545355","title":"You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, an d 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself","description":"\u003cb\u003e An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us  feel wise. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it  really is, but journalist David McRaney is here to tell you that you're  as deluded as the rest of us. But that's OK- delusions keep us sane.  \u003ci\u003eYou Are Not So Smart\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of self-delusion. It's like  a psychology class, with all the boring parts taken out, and with no  homework.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the popular blog of the same name, \u003ci\u003eYou Are Not So  Smart\u003c\/i\u003e collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves everyday,  including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003eDunbar's Number - Humans evolved to live in bands of roughly 150  individuals, the brain cannot handle more than that number.  If you have  more than 150 Facebook friends, they are surely not all real friends.  \u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eHindsight bias - When we learn something new, we reassure ourselves  that  we knew it all along. \u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eConfirmation bias - Our brains resist new ideas, instead paying  attention  only to findings that reinforce our preconceived notions. \u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eBrand loyalty - We reach for the same brand not because we trust  its  quality but because we want to reassure ourselves that we made a smart  choice the last time we bought it.    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003ePacked with interesting sidebars and quick guides on cognition and  common  fallacies, \u003ci\u003eYou Are Not So Smart\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating synthesis of  cutting-edge  psychology research to turn our minds inside out.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134010409200,"sku":"9781101545355","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101545355_p0.jpg?v=1763687825","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101545355","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}