The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie To Everyone--Especially Ourselves (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Insightful. It's always helpful when the mind behind academic research see fit to write colloquially about their findings so that the general public can understand its meaning. Surprisingly, our tendency to be dishonest isn't increased by what we think it might be, and often isn't decreased by what we think it might be. I find studies on human nature very interesting, we're very complex creatures that operate beyond the instinct and cost vs benefit framework of the animal world at large. Maybe prepare yourself to be a little disheartened at how easy it is for humanity to engage in deception and still think of themselves as 'good people' but the first step to fixing a problem is acknowledging. And even if you don't give a damn, it's still pretty interesting. The intrepid Ariely is at it again! This time he tries to unravel the intrigue underlying the trait of 'dishonesty'. Employing a mix of empirical evidence, engaging experiments and erudite theories, Ariely and his team dissect the implicit and explicit factors that are the drivers of dishonesty, and also provide a few evocative remedies to abhor such devious drivers! An introspective read. Lying will never be the same again!
What do You think about The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie To Everyone--Especially Ourselves (2012)?
I guess people are a lot more dishonest than we'd like to think.
—awacKER
