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“Entertaining,illuminatingand—whenyourecognizeyourselfinthe storiesittells—mortifying.”—WallStreetJournal“Everypage sparkleswithsharpinsightandkeenobservation.Mistakesweremade —butnotinthisbook!”—DanielGilbert,authorof Stumblingon HappinessWhyisitsohardtosay“Imadeamistake”—andreally believeit?Whenwemakemistakes,clingtooutdatedattitudes,or mistreatotherpeople,wemustcalmthecognitivedissonancethatjars ourfeelingsofself-worth.Andso,unconsciously,wecreatefictions thatabsolveusofresponsibility,restoringourbeliefthatwearesmart, moral,andright—abeliefthatoftenkeepsusonacoursethatisdumb, immoral,andwrong.Backedbyyearsofresearch, MistakesWere
Made(ButNotby Me) offersafascinatingexplanationofselfjustification—howitworks,thedamageitcancause,andhowwecan overcomeit.Thisupdatededitionfeaturesnewexamplesandconcludes withanextendeddiscussionofhowwecanlivewithdissonance,learn fromit,andperhaps,eventually,forgiveourselves.“Arevelatorystudy ofhowlovers,lawyers,doctors,politicians—andallofus—pullthe wooloverourowneyes...Readingit,werecognizethebehaviorof ourleaders,ourlovedones,and—ifwe’rehonest—ourselves,andsome ofthemoreperplexingmysteriesofhumannaturebegintoseemalittle clearer.”
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