David McRaney Knihy

Kniha roka 2022 Porchlight Marketing and Sales sa zaoberá psychológiou zmien názorov a skúma, prečo niektorí ľudia nikdy nemenia svoje presvedčenia, zatiaľ čo iní to robia okamžite. Autor, David McRaney, sa na základe osobnej skúsenosti, keď zmenil svoj názor na udalosti 11. septembra, pýta, ako presviedčať a prečo veríme. Ponorí sa do najnovšieho výskumu psychológov a neurovedcov, pričom skúma hranice logického myslenia, moc skupinového myslenia a účinky hĺbkovej agitácie. Kniha je písaná s humorom, súcitom a vedeckou zvedavosťou, pričom sa zaoberá rôznymi skupinami, od členov kultu po politických aktivistov, a núti nás zamyslieť sa nad našimi vlastnými presvedčeniami. McRaney sa pýta, či môžeme v ére konšpiračných teórií konať s empatiou. Jeho naratív dospieva k prekvapujúcim a provokatívnym záverom o transformácii názorov. McRaney, známy svojím blogom YOU ARE NOT SO SMART a populárnym podcastom YANSS, prednáša o neracionálnom myslení a sebaklame. Kniha je optimistickým a inšpiratívnym čítaním, ktoré ponúka pohľad na to, ako môžeme lepšie chápať a počúvať názory iných.

McRaney reveals that every decision we make, every thought we contemplate, and every emotion we feel comes with a story we tell ourselves to explain them. But sometimes those stories aren't true.

Our most deeply held opinions and beliefs can be changed - here's how.

"In this lively journey through human psychology, bestselling author and creator of the You Are Not So Smart podcast David McRaney investigates how minds change-and how to change minds. What made a prominent conspiracy-theorist YouTuber finally see that 9/11 was not a hoax? How do voter opinions shift from neutral to resolute? Can widespread social change only take place when a generation dies out? From one of our greatest thinkers on reasoning, HOW MINDS CHANGE is a book about the science, and the experience, of transformation. When self-delusion expert and psychology nerd David McRaney began a book about how to change someone's mind in one conversation, he never expected to change his own. But then a diehard 9/11 Truther's conversion blew up his theories-inspiring him to ask not just how to persuade, but why we believe, from the eye of the beholder. Delving into the latest research of psychologists and neuroscientists, HOW MINDS CHANGE explores the limits of reasoning, the power of groupthink, and the effects of deep canvassing. Told with McRaney's trademark sense of humor, compassion, and scientific curiosity, it's an eye-opening journey among cult members, conspiracy theorists, and political activists, from Westboro Baptist Church picketers to LGBTQ campaigners in California-that ultimately challenges us to question our own motives and beliefs. In an age of dangerous conspiratorial thinking, can we rise to the occasion with empathy? An expansive, big-hearted journalistic narrative, HOW MINDS CHANGE reaches surprising and thought-provoking conclusions, to demonstrate the rare but transformative circumstances under which minds can change"-- Provided by publisher

Explains how self-delusion is part of a person's psychological defense system, identifying common misconceptions people have on topics such as caffeine withdrawal, hindsight, and brand loyalty.

How many of your Facebook friends do you think you know? Would you help a stranger in need? Do you know why you’re so in love with your new smartphone? The truth is: you’re probably wrong. You are not so smart. In this international bestseller, award-winning journalist David McRaney examines the assorted ways we mislead ourselves every single day. A psychology course with all the boring bits taken out, prepare for a whirlwind tour of the latest research in the subject, fused with a healthy dose of humour and wit. You’ll discover just how irrational you really are, which delusions keep you sane, how to boost your productivity, and why you’ve never kept a New Year’s resolution.

DER IRRGLAUBE: Sie sind ein rationales, logisch denkendes Wesen, das die Welt so sieht, wie sie wirklich ist. DIE WAHRHEIT: Sie sind wie alle anderen Menschen in Selbsttäuschungen gefangen. Tagtäglich führt uns unser Gehirn in die Irre, ohne dass wir es merken. David McRaney entführt uns in die faszinierende Welt der Psychologie und erklärt verständlich die interessantesten Trugschlüsse, denen wir immer wieder erliegen, wie: -Rückschaufehler: Wenn wir etwas Neues lernen, versichern wir uns, dass wir es ohnehin längst wussten. -Markentreue: Wir kaufen immer wieder dieselbe Marke – nicht, weil wir von deren Qualität überzeugt sind, sondern weil wir uns selbst beteuern wollen, dass wir beim letzten Kauf eine clevere Wahl getroffen haben. -Strohmann-Argument: Wir glauben, dass wir bei einem Streit die Fakten objektiv beurteilen. Doch jedes Mal verleitet uns der Zorn dazu, den Standpunkt unseres Gegners verzerrt darzustellen. In spannenden Anekdoten erläutert David McRaney fesselnde Forschungsergebnisse aus der Psychologie und demonstriert, wie unser Gehirn wirklich funktioniert und wie wir uns von Denkfehlern befreien.