Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain Poverty and when he crosses paths

and when he crosses paths with rogue homicide detective Louis “Lou” Ceavers

something that will break his heart

She then went to Harvard Law School

” —Nic Stone

and if we dream and create futures where those who survive on society's edges can thrive

Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain Poverty and when he crosses pathsFrom the New York Times best selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a thought provoking look at the role of self deception in human flourishing. Self deception does terrible harm to us, to our communities, and to the planet. But if it is so bad for us, why is it ubiquitous? In Useful Delusions, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler argue that, paradoxically, self deception can also play a vital role in our success and well being. The lies we tell