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A playful, humbling tour through the cognitive biases that secretly run your life, proving that you are delightfully, predictably irrational. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with You are not so smart.
- playful
- eye-opening
- humbling
- intellectually stimulating
- 01
You are now less dumb
David McRaney
A witty, humbling tour through the funhouse mirror of your own mind that proves you aren't nearly as rational as you think.
- 02
The Intelligence Trap
David Robson
A humbling and illuminating exploration of why brilliant minds make foolish mistakes, and how to cultivate the intellectual humility needed to avoid them.
- 03
Quirkology
Richard Wiseman
A playful, eye-opening romp through the bizarre and hidden science of everyday human behavior.
- 04
The art of thinking clearly
Rolf Dobelli
A brisk, humbling, and ultimately empowering field guide to outsmarting your own irrational brain.
- 05
Dark Psychology
Modern Psychology Publishing
A pragmatic, slightly cynical field guide to the hidden psychological tripwires of everyday life.
- 06
The elephant in the brain
Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
A cheerful but ruthless dismantling of every noble motive you thought you had.
- 07
Why smart people do dumb things
Mortimer R. Feinberg · 1995
An accessible, psychological exploration of the cognitive blind spots that trip up even the sharpest minds.
- 08
Calling Bullshit
Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West
A witty, empowering toolkit for cutting through the noise of a data-drenched world.
- 09
Perfectly irrational
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden quirks and cognitive blind spots that secretly run our lives.
- 10
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden forces that secretly pull the strings of our daily decisions.
- 11
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Eric Barker
A paradigm-shifting exploration of the psychological realities behind what actually drives achievement.
- 12
The wisdom of psychopaths
Kevin Dutton
A provocative, darkly fascinating romp through the human brain that asks if a little bit of ruthlessness might actually be a good thing.
