Once, when I picked up a book from the local library, the librarian asked to tell her what I thought about the book when I would bring it back. Well, why not write a few lines about all the books I read so everybody could see what I thought about it? I'm often also happy to have friends recommend a certain book or tell me this and that is not really worth reading. I won't comment about the tons of books I have read so far, but about books I read from now on.
| highly recommended | sehr empfohlen | |
| good reading | gutes lesematerial | |
| average | durchschnittlich | |
| not too interesting | nicht allzu interessant | |
| recommended not to read it | empfehlung das buch nicht zu lesen |
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| title | The Perils of Perception |
| author | Bobby Duffy |
| ISBN-10 | 1-786-49458-2 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-786-49458-0 |
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| date | 2023-Jun-18 |
Why are we wrong about so many things? (Yes, if you're honest with yourself, you'll have to agree that we actually are.) Bobby Duffy does not pretend to have THE answer to this question, but through his research he does have some hints and ideas and probabilities, which he shares in this book. What I like is, that Duffy is honest and openly says that he, too, does not know the answers for sure, but he does share what he and his team and other scientists found over the years could be probable causes.
Well then, and of what help is this information? When you know where misperceptions are likely to occur and when and why, then you do have a much better chance to stop and think things thorough and avoid at least some of the misperceptions. It's not a definite solution, but it is an improvement in your thought process.
The book is not too difficult to read and it is much shorter than it appears to be; around 40% of the whole page count is taken up by the numerous references.
