The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes Audiobook (Free)

An eye-opening examination of the ridiculous things smart people do-and how exactly to cultivate skills to protect ourselves from mistake. ‘As a rule, I have found that the higher brain a guy has, as well as the better he is educated, the simpler it has been to mystify him’ (Harry Houdini to Arthur Conan Doyle). Smart people are not merely just as susceptible to producing errors as everyone else- they might be even more susceptible to them. This is the ‘cleverness trap,’ the main topic of David Robson’s exciting and provocative publication. The Intelligence Capture explores cutting-edge concepts in our knowledge of cleverness and expertise, including ‘tactical ignorance,’ ‘meta- forgetfulness,’ and ‘useful stupidity.’ Robson reveals the amazing ways that also the brightest thoughts & most talented organizations can go wrong-from a few of Thomas Edison’s most severe suggestions to failures at NASA, Nokia, as well as the FBI. And he offers practical advice in order to avoid mistakes predicated on the timeless lessons of Benjamin Franklin, Richard Feynman, and Daniel Kahneman.