A review by strangebehavior
The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain by Tali Sharot
I read half this book and then put it down, therefore I'm not officially rating it.
The book *could* be an interesting read but I personally found that for many of the topics, I have seen the material before in various psych texts or even magazine articles (e.g. self-fulling prophecies, learned helplessness, cognitive dissonance).
I think if this topic is new to you, you could enjoy this book. If you have any psych background or have read books or articles on a similar topic, you may not find this book as captivating as there is nothing necessarily new or mind blowing in it that you haven't read elsewhere.
The book *could* be an interesting read but I personally found that for many of the topics, I have seen the material before in various psych texts or even magazine articles (e.g. self-fulling prophecies, learned helplessness, cognitive dissonance).
I think if this topic is new to you, you could enjoy this book. If you have any psych background or have read books or articles on a similar topic, you may not find this book as captivating as there is nothing necessarily new or mind blowing in it that you haven't read elsewhere.