The Elephant in the Brain
Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
Kevin Simler
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - an...
Publish Date
2020-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
2020-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
First Published in 2017
Goodreads rating
4.04
ISBN
9780190495992
Recommendations
5
Recommendations
2021-04-12T02:53:58.000Z
just finished "The Elephant in the Brain" by @robinhanson -- such a fantastic book -- highly recommend – source2020-09-30T13:36:59.000Z
Five book recommendations:
1. Atomic Habits
(by @JamesClear)
2. Alchemy
(by @rorysutherland)
3. Junior
(by @tkemeny)
4. How Brands Grow
(by @ProfByron)
5. Elephant in the Brain
(by @KevinSimler & @robinhanson) – source2021-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
I recommend these books that touch on evolutionary psychology and morality, Why Everyone Else is a Hypocrite and The Elephant in the Brain. – source2021-07-30T22:27:41.000Z
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
This looks like an interesting book, about why we REALLY do things. – source