Why We Make Mistakes

约瑟夫·哈里南，《华尔街日报》记者，普利策新闻奖得主，哈佛大学尼曼访问学者。目前生活在芝加哥。

出版者:Broadway Books

作者:Joseph T. Hallinan

页数:283

出版时间:2009-2-1

价格:200

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780767928052

图书标签:心理学心理Psychology经济经济学mistakes思维we

We forget our passwords. We pay too much to go to the gym. We think we’d be happier if we lived in California (we wouldn’t), and we think we should stick with our first answer on tests (we shouldn’t). Why do we make mistakes? And could we do a little better?

We human beings have design flaws. Our eyes play tricks on us, our stories change in the retelling, and most of us are fairly sure we’re way above average. In Why We Make Mistakes, journalist Joseph T. Hallinan sets out to explore the captivating science of human error--how we think, see, remember, and forget, and how this sets us up for wholly irresistible mistakes.

In his quest to understand our imperfections, Hallinan delves into psychology, neuroscience, and economics, with forays into aviation, consumer behavior, geography, football, stock picking, and more. He discovers that some of the same qualities that make us efficient also make us error prone. We learn to move rapidly through the world, quickly recognizing patterns--but overlooking details. Which is why thirteen-year-old boys discover errors that NASA scientists miss—and why you can’t find the beer in your refrigerator.

Why We Make Mistakes is enlivened by real-life stories--of weathermen whose predictions are uncannily accurate and a witness who sent an innocent man to jail--and offers valuable advice, such as how to remember where you’ve hidden something important. You’ll learn why multitasking is a bad idea, why men make errors women don’t, and why most people think San Diego is west of Reno (it’s not).

Why We Make Mistakes will open your eyes to the reasons behind your mistakes--and have you vowing to do better the next time.

读后感

因为以前看过《决策与判断》，比较这两本书还是有差别的，虽然其中有些例子是相通的，不过《错觉》故事性强一些，许多例子只是提出问题，而没有合理的解释问题，理论研究没有《决策与判断》多，所以读起来轻松些，建议想深入的朋友再去看看《决策与判断》，收获会很多...  

这是一本讨论生活常识的书，也是一本挑战或者回归常识的书。错觉，Why we make mistakes,从众多的心理学实验中对人的决策、认知、聚焦错误、投射偏差、扭曲地图、事后之明、一心多用、主观臆断、斯特鲁普影响、分神、注意力、细节与意义、第一印象、自我美化、态度、偏见等一一...  

由于大学读的是新闻，导致我对于普利策新闻奖这个称谓无比推崇，当然发自内心的说：那些记者们不仅逻辑清晰、勇往无畏，且文笔流畅，写作功底足以与一流的作家媲美，最重要的一点是，他们都非常善于发现聚焦点以及隐藏在背后的真相。 好吧，就不继续岔远了，今天推荐的书，是...  

由于大学读的是新闻，导致我对于普利策新闻奖这个称谓无比推崇，当然发自内心的说：那些记者们不仅逻辑清晰、勇往无畏，且文笔流畅，写作功底足以与一流的作家媲美，最重要的一点是，他们都非常善于发现聚焦点以及隐藏在背后的真相。 好吧，就不继续岔远了，今天推荐的书，是...  

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还算有趣，有些例子也有现实意义。不过很多地方只提了问题没给解决方式。

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本书不只是写自恋，主要内容是描述人类爱犯的错误，以及其原因——错觉。如前言所说：我们是存在偏见的，可自己却意识不到。这种倾向一方面如此强烈，另一方面我们对它的存在又不知不觉。

不错，摆事实，讲道理。