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jcayala76's review
5.0
Definitely a must read!
The author's research and analysis of mistakes through historical events and relationships really support his dissonance theory. Current leaders really need to read this book & apply it to how they perceive themselves & their actions.
The author's research and analysis of mistakes through historical events and relationships really support his dissonance theory. Current leaders really need to read this book & apply it to how they perceive themselves & their actions.
pashtet31's review
5.0
Well done overview of our propensity to take no notice of own mistakes. Good balance between academic essence and popular storytelling.
miq33l's review against another edition
4.0
Very good. Accessible and comprehensible with a nice narrative connecting a number of observations under a single banner of self-justification.
One to read periodically, just to make sure I rememember to keep myself in check.
One to read periodically, just to make sure I rememember to keep myself in check.
akkinenirajesh's review
5.0
Good to understand cognitive dissidence, and we are all susceptible to it. I hope I remember this when I justify my actions in future.
angmander's review
3.0
Overall, I liked this book. I’m fascinated by cognitive dissonance and I loved finding a book that takes such a deep dive into it.
I was not a huge fan of the last section of the book. (I think it’s just in the latest edition.) I understand the authors wanting to pull from real-life examples, but having so much of the book focus on one person (in the case Donald Trump) seemed unnecessary, and honestly, inconsistent with the rest of the book. It ended the book on a very weird note.
I was not a huge fan of the last section of the book. (I think it’s just in the latest edition.) I understand the authors wanting to pull from real-life examples, but having so much of the book focus on one person (in the case Donald Trump) seemed unnecessary, and honestly, inconsistent with the rest of the book. It ended the book on a very weird note.
audioandereadergrrly's review
3.0
Overall, there were some gems and many lessons to take away from reading this book. The tone of the text was condescending at times, and the work could have been through another round of edits - on page 64, "more than three-fourths of all drugs between 1989 and 2079..." and on page 71, "measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2086." Though the pyramid metaphor could at times be repetitive, this book definitely raised awareness in me of how to handle mistakes in my life as well as how I see the mistakes of others.