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" This the kind of book that is filled with so many interesting stories that I found myself sharing the anecdotes with my non-reader spouse. It is amazing how we err in simple ways. The purpose or method behind common error types is explained here by Hallinan. He helpfully closes the book with a chapter on how to avoid many of these mistakes yourself. An informative read! "

" A good read but similar to many other observational psychology type texts in tone and with the studies and research. It all seemed too familiar but interesting nonetheless. "

" Pretty interesting book...did skim parts of it though. If only it taught me not to be so bothered when I DO make mistakes! But it's nice to be reminded that we all make mistakes! "

" A light and easy read - good for situations where you can't always pay close attention and concentrate (like airports, public restaurants, my house). Not as superficial as the Gladwell books but based on a similar model of interpreting sociological and psychological studies for the lay person. Some interesting anecdotes that are likely to entertain but not fascinate. "

" In the vein of "How we Decide" and "Sway" (both of which I also enjoyed, this book discusses the finer points of how our brains operate and why we think we're above average and fail to learn from our mistakes. I really enjoyed it and it was a great interesting/fun read. "

" I enjoy reading this kind of psychology book that incorporates a bunch of academic studies to explain the way we think in an interesting, readable way. "

" Interesting facts, poorly presented. "

" Fun read. If you think you're usually right, you might be surprised by this second opinion. "

" The book shared some interesting studies. However the several grammar mistakes throughout the book were slightly annoying. I wish the points he made would have been more cohesive. "

" As a book on error, this read more a a list of potential sources for poor decisions. It lacked the framework of Russo's Decision Traps, which would have helped enormously. Provided many good examples, but lacked the depth needed by a serious student. "

" This was a fun, quick read. It went over a lot of different studies and research, but in a light, conversational tone. (And I thought the cover design was clever, too.) "

" Interesting, but mostly unremarkable inasmuch as I have not much to say about it. "

" A book for anyone who wonders why he or she is not more reliable--as well as for all those who think they always have the answer. For me, a great read. "

" Interesting, a similar tone to Malcolm Gladwell. Pointed out some stuff people do that we don't notice we are doing and which leads us to bad choices. "

" Interesting read. Many of our mistakes come about because we think we are better than what we are. Practice humility. Seek counsel. Accept, even cultivate, criticism. You'll be okay. Don't give people gift cards and don't get a year's membership to a health club. Both are wastes of money. "

" An analysis supported by research detailing the common reasons we make mistakes and how it is important to design systems to take this into account instead of expecting humans to not make mistakes. "

" Very interesting.. worth reading .. helps us to understand human mind (and that's normal) and yet we all make the same errors over and over again "

" Easy read and LOTS of examples. I would have liked to see more analysis of the examples instead of simply referring to the original article. "

" This book is what the title implies: a book on why we make mistakes. It differs from the more recent "You Are Not So Smart" because it focuses on clear mistakes. It's an easy read and worthwhile for anyone trying to improve himself. "

" A good analysis of the causes of human error, but I'm eager to finally get a book geared more to helping address the error rather than explaining it -- more of a self-help book than "science for laymen." "

" Very interesting read. Rated three stars because the writing leaves a little to be desired. "

" After making so many mindless mistakes at my job, I desperately wanted to figure out why I've been doing it! Nothing groundbreaking here, but I did enjoy the anecdotes. I rarely read non-fiction, but this book held my attention. "

" Eye opening research based analysis of why we are all flawed, despite our best intentions. I learned a ton. "

" I enjoy this type of psychology book and this was no exception. An interesting study of human behavior. "

" This book contain lot of examples of people behaviour. So if you like Dan Ariely and books like Influence you probably already know lot of examples from this book. "

" I enjoyed it very much but suspect I won't remember enough of it to help me make fewer mistakes.... "

" This was a really good book. There was a lot of interesting information. This book would probably appeal to people who like malcolm gladwell books or other stuff on human psychology. I learned a lot about human error and overconfidence and plenty of fun facts too.

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" Pop psych synthesised and applied to real life examples on the nature of mistakes and how we fool ourselves into thinking we're better than we really are. A wakeup call to take your brain off cruise control and advice on how not to fall into the trap of (self) deceptive thinking. "