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A mind of its own, how your brain distorts and deceives, Cordelia Fine

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A mind of its own, how your brain distorts and deceives, Cordelia Fine

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A mind of its own

Nature of contents

bibliography

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64510418

Responsibility statement

Cordelia Fine

Sub title

how your brain distorts and deceives

Summary

Exposing the mind's deceptions and exploring how the mind defends and glorifies the ego, [the author] illustrates the brain's tendency toward self-delusion. Unbeknownst to us, our brain - vain, emotional, immoral, deluded, pigheaded, secretive, weak-willed, and bigoted - pushes, pulls, twists, and warps our perceptions. Whether it be hindsight bias, wishful thinking, unrealistic optimism, or moral excuse-making, each of us has a slew of mind-bugs and ordinary prejudices that prevent us from seeing the truth about the world, the people around us, and ourselves.-Dust jacket

Table Of Contents

The vain brain : for a softer, kinder reality -- The emotional brain : sweaty fingers in all the pies -- The immoral brain : the terrible toddler within -- The deluded brain : a slapdash approach to the truth -- The pigheaded brain : loyalty a step too far -- The secretive brain : exposing the guile of the mental butler -- The weak-willed brain : the prima donna within -- The bigoted brain : "Thug -- tart -- slob -- nerd -- airhead" -- Epilogue: the vulnerable brain

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