
The Intelligence Trap: Revolutionise your Thinking and Make Wiser Decisions

For the sceptics, understanding that we may be repeatedly hoodwinked by our own minds is the start of the only kind of intelligence of which we are ever capable; just as we are never as foolish as when we fail to suspect we might be so.
Alain De Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education
The irrationality. When it comes to making decisions, it’s clear that our brains are flawed instruments. But less attention has been paid to another compelling question: Given that we’re wired to act foolishly sometimes, how can we do better?
Dan Heath • Decisive: How to make better choices in life and work
Daniel Kahneman’s bestselling book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, is a major contribution to accurate thinking. Similar to the classic Straight and Crooked Thinking by R. H. Thouless and C. R. Thouless, Kahneman’s book explores and explains many of the reasons why we come to false conclusions which lead to actions that fail to achieve the results we des
... See moreBrian Tracy • Get Smart!: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field
