Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
Categories: Science & Math
Social psychologist Timothy D. Wilson explains how much of our mental life takes place outside conscious awareness. He describes the adaptive unconscious, which shapes our judgments, feelings and behavior, and shows why introspection often fails to reveal our true motives. Wilson argues that we can know ourselves better by observing our own behavior and listening to how others see us, and explores the implications for happiness and personal change.
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- Shane Parrish: “Wilson attempts to explain why there’s so much about ourselves that we fail to understand, which can lead to misdirected anger”