“We reach for the same brand not because we trust its quality but because we want to reassure ourselves that we made… — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“You are aware only of a small amount of the total information your eyes take in, and even less is processed by… — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“If you look to the downtrodden and wonder why they can’t pull themselves out of poverty and get a nice job like… — David McRaney Poverty Copy Share Image
“THE MISCONCEPTION: You are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is. THE TRUTH: You are as deluded… — David McRaney Misconception Copy Share Image
“When the third person effect leads you to condone censorship, take a step back and imagine the sort of messages people on… — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“You have a deep desire to be right all of the time and a deeper desire to see yourself in a positive… — David McRaney Deep desire Copy Share Image
“THE MISCONCEPTION: The larger the consensus, the more likely it is correct. THE TRUTH: A belief is not more likely to be… — David McRaney Faith Copy Share Image
“Power breeds certainty, and certainty has no clout against the unpredictable, whether you are playing poker or running a country.” — David McRaney Certainty Copy Share Image
“Capable psychonauts who think about thinking, about states of mind, about set and setting, can get things done not because they have… — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“Where people see themselves in a harsh yellow light of obectivity…about 20 percent of all people live in that spot and psychologists… — David McRaney Psychology Copy Share Image
“You want to believe that those who work hard and sacrifice get ahead and those who are lazy and cheat do not.… — David McRaney True success Copy Share Image
“Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter, both philosophers, wrote a book about this in 2004 called The Rebel Sell. It’s available in the… — David McRaney Books Copy Share Image
“The Third Person Effect THE MISCONCEPTION: You believe your opinions and decisions are based on experience and facts, while those who disagree… — David McRaney Misconception Copy Share Image
“Even as the brain is dying, it refuses to stop generating a narrative, the scaffolding upon which it weaves cause and effect,… — David McRaney Cause and effect Copy Share Image
“To escape consumerism and conformity, you must turn your back and ignore the mainstream culture. The shackles when then fall away, the… — David McRaney Computers Copy Share Image
“You are a confabulatory creature by nature. You are always explaining to yourself the motivations for your actions and the causes to… — David McRaney Identity Copy Share Image
“Every day you feel like you can't control the forces affecting your fate-your job,the government,your addiction,your depression,your money. So you stage micro-revolts.… — David McRaney Death Copy Share Image
“In 1965, a psychologist named Martin Seligman started shocking dogs. He was trying to expand on the research of Pavlov--the guy who… — David McRaney Animal Copy Share Image
“Wait long enough, and what was once mainstream will fall into obscurity. When that happens, it will become valuable again to those… — David McRaney Consumer culture Copy Share Image
“A memory is least accurate when most reflected upon, and most accurate when least pondered. Together, those two facts make eyewitness testimony… — David McRaney First kiss Copy Share Image
“Don’t put people, or anything else, on pedestals, not even your children. Avoid global labels such as genius or weirdo. Realize those… — David McRaney Angry person Copy Share Image
“To be less dumb is to see the danger in believing in forces that do not exist and trusting them when you… — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“It isn't you don't want to help; you just don't want to help a cheater or do more than a slacker -… — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“[If you hear a] story about how eating sausage leads to anal cancer, you will be skeptical, because it has never happened… — David McRaney Cancer Copy Share Image
“In the background, while you crochet and golf and browse cat videos, science is fighting against your stupidity. No other human enterprise… — David McRaney Cats Copy Share Image
“Social Loafing THE MISCONCEPTION: When you are joined by others in a task, you work harder and become more accomplished. THE TRUTH:… — David McRaney Hard work Copy Share Image
“Having a dissenting opinion on movies, music, or clothes, or owning clever or obscure possessions, is the way middle-class people fight one… — David McRaney Counter culture Copy Share Image
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