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cari1268's review against another edition
4.0
I love the subject of cognitive dissonance and would definitely read more books on the same topic. Mistakes Were Made definitely made the human race (me included!) look stupid. This book made me want to justify myself less and try to be more objective.
The self help portions of his book were light/almost non-existent. I wish there was more hand-holding from the author about how to avoid the pitfalls of cognitive dissonance. I also HATED the chapter on Trump. As someone who avoids politics, I felt blindsided by politics in that chapter. There was not enough relating the information back to cognitive dissonance. It felt like the author needed to vent and I wish he would just stuck to Twitter/X.
4 Stars.
The self help portions of his book were light/almost non-existent. I wish there was more hand-holding from the author about how to avoid the pitfalls of cognitive dissonance. I also HATED the chapter on Trump. As someone who avoids politics, I felt blindsided by politics in that chapter. There was not enough relating the information back to cognitive dissonance. It felt like the author needed to vent and I wish he would just stuck to Twitter/X.
4 Stars.
pinkash3's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting read. I like the information presented and it made me think about myself. I feel like after a certain point things were becoming redundant. In fact, I only skimmed the last chapter while looking for new information.
cmjustice's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant exploration, fascinating, provocative and illuminating. Recommended for all skeptics.
alipp's review against another edition
DNF - went on way too long & too repetitive. Chapters could have been half the length and get the same point across.
Also I didn’t like the emphasis on repressed memories. I think repeatedly bringing up that repressed memories are doubtful puts people not in the mindset to believe victims. Maybe there are some repressed memories that are false but idk, it was too much for me.
Also I didn’t like the emphasis on repressed memories. I think repeatedly bringing up that repressed memories are doubtful puts people not in the mindset to believe victims. Maybe there are some repressed memories that are false but idk, it was too much for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault
immovable1062's review against another edition
5.0
Why do we hold onto things even after we think better of them? This book goes into this in depth and the anwers it gave were surprising.
An excellent work and something that we can all benefit from.
An excellent work and something that we can all benefit from.
rick6502's review against another edition
5.0
While I would never call this book a "page turner." it is nonetheless a fascinating book about how cognitive dissonance affects us all. I feel after reading it that I have a much better understanding of why people do the things they do. I am already planning my second reading of this book.
sakurastar's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting book, but in my opinion it depends too much on anecdotes and too little on science to defend its points.