Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me)

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Tavris, Carol

  • Titel: Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me) : Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts / Carol Tavris. Narrator: Carol Tavris
  • Person(en): Tavris, Carol [Verfasser*in] ; Tavris, Carol
  • Ausgabe: 3
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Originalsprache: Englisch
  • Umfang: 1 online resource (12 audio files) : digital 12:01:11
  • Erschienen: New York : HarperAudio, 2020
  • ISBN/Preis: 9780358345343 (sound recording)
  • Schlagwörter: Nonfiction ; Business ; Psychology ; Sociology ; Electronic books
  • Anmerkungen: 3 Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 338102 KB).

Inhalt: Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. This updated edition concludes with an extended discussion of how we can live with dissonance, learn from it, and perhaps, eventually, forgive ourselves. Why is it so hard to say &#8220I made a mistake&#8221—and really believe it? When we make mistakes, cling to outdated attitudes, or mistreat other people, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so, unconsciously, we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right—a belief that often keeps us on a course that is dumb, immoral, and wrong. Backed by years of research, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-justification—how it works, the damage it can cause, and how we can overcome it. &#8220Entertaining, illuminating and—when you recognize yourself in the stories it tells—mortifying.&#8221— Wall Street Journal &#8220Every page sparkles with sharp insight and keen observation. Mistakes were made—but not in this book!&#8221—Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness