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The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
by Amanda Montell
informative
reflective
I loved the topic of this book! All the different ways we’re completely irrational as people—from confirmation bias, to sunk cost fallacy, illusory truth effect, all the things. It was really fascinating.
And I kinda loved the memoire-ish tone of this one? Probably because I read all three of her books one after the other and now I’m (irrationally) invested in her as a person. But I think I’m in the minority on that one (because most reviews didn’t love this part of the book).
But it still had that not-my-fav argument style of the other books (hence the four stars): neither the tightest argument nor a ‘here are all the facts, draw your own conclusion’ writing style. But that’s fine.
I enjoyed the author-narrated audiobook.
And I kinda loved the memoire-ish tone of this one? Probably because I read all three of her books one after the other and now I’m (irrationally) invested in her as a person. But I think I’m in the minority on that one (because most reviews didn’t love this part of the book).
But it still had that not-my-fav argument style of the other books (hence the four stars): neither the tightest argument nor a ‘here are all the facts, draw your own conclusion’ writing style. But that’s fine.
I enjoyed the author-narrated audiobook.