You are Not So Smart
by David McRaney
Your brain’s full of plot twists.
For you if
you've started to suspect that your own brain is less rational than you'd like to believe
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McRaney gleefully dismantles the myth of the rational mind, revealing just how often we lie to ourselves — and believe it. Through sharp wit and cognitive science, he shows how bias, memory, and ego twist our sense of truth into comforting fiction. You Are Not So Smart is a perfect gateway drug for critical thinking — a funny, humbling reminder that self-awareness is the first act of rebellion.
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