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I just finished a book[1] that explains this pretty clearly. Dissonance between reality and a person's self-image (i.e. "I am difficult to fool") is often 'reso
by faster 10y ago
I just finished a book[1] that explains this pretty clearly. Dissonance between reality and a person's self-image (i.e. "I am difficult to fool") is often 'resolved' in favor of the more important factor, which is the person's self-image. So they deny reality.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/B003HFFIUM/ http://www.amazon.com/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/B003HFFI...
- cubano 10y agoThat look super interesting...just bought it in fact. Thanks for the info.
- greenyoda 10y agoThat book looks very interesting, but note that you link to an old edition. The new edition is here: http://www.amazon.com/Mistakes-Were-Made-but-Not/dp/0544574788 http://www.amazon.com/Mistakes-Were-Made-but-Not/dp/05445747... This URL also lets you preview the book with a "Look Inside" link.