Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
By: Todd Rose
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research, an acclaimed author demonstrat…
Want to Read $ 12.99"A better system will not automatically ensure a better life,' Havel wrote. 'In fact, the opposite is true: only by creating a better life can a better system be developed.' The smallest choices you and I make, every single day, can change the world for better or worse. The simple act of refusing to live a lie has the power to transform who we are and what we are capable of, both as individuals and as a society. In other words, trying our best to live a congruent life is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves and each other."-Todd Rose, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
"A better system will not automatically ensure a better life,' Havel wrote. 'In fact, the opposite is true: only by creating a better life can a better system be developed.' The smallest choices you and I make, every single day, can change the world for better or worse. The simple act of refusing to live a lie has the power to transform who we are and what we are capable of, both as individuals and as a society. In other words, trying our best to live a congruent life is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves and each other."-Todd Rose, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
"A better system will not automatically ensure a better life,' Havel wrote. 'In fact, the opposite is true: only by creating a better life can a better system be developed.' The smallest choices you and I make, every single day, can change the world for better or worse. The simple act of refusing to live a lie has the power to transform who we are and what we are capable of, both as individuals and as a society. In other words, trying our best to live a congruent life is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves and each other."-Todd Rose, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
"-THIS MANY PEOPLE CAN’T BE WRONG If people can see one another’s choices, and if they are merely copying each other, wisdom becomes stupidity in a hurry. In doubting our own judgment and defaulting to conformity, we transform ourselves from individuals into members of the herd. And before we know it, this seed of error can become a copying cascade that devours all other knowledge and leaves a collective illusion in its wake. It’s terrifyingly easy to start a copying cascade. ... And make no mistake, no one is immune to this trap— even people who should know better."-Todd Rose, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
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