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Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average

Hardcover • 2009 • English

Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average

By Joseph T. Hallinan

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About the book

We forget our passwords. We pay too much to go to the gym. We think weâ d be happier if we lived in California (we wouldnâ t), and we think we should stick with our first answer on tests (we shouldnâ t). Why do we make mistakes? And could we do a little better? We human beings have design flaws. Our eyes play tricks on us, our stories change in the retelling, and most of us are fairly sure weâ re way above average. In Why We Make Mistakes, journalist Joseph T. Hallinan sets out to explore th...Show more

Health, Relationships and Personal development
Self-help, personal development and practical advice

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9780767928052

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average

Format

Hardcover

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