You are now less dumb

In 'You Are Now Less Dumb,' David McRaney expands on the premise that we all believe ourselves to be objective observers of reality, except we’re not.

The book provides eye-opening analyses of seventeen ways we fool ourselves daily, including Enclothed Cognition, the Benjamin Franklin Effect, Deindividuation, the Misattribution of Arousal, and the Sunk Cost Fallacy.

McRaney uses a mix of popular psychology and trivia to make the subject engaging and relatable, helping readers understand and potentially overcome their own self-delusions.