Comments on: Why People Act in Destructive Ways http://philcooke.com/destructive_people/ Change Revolution Fri, 18 May 2012 18:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris http://philcooke.com/destructive_people/#comment-9760 Chris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/destructive_people#comment-9760 <p>A fascinating book along similar lines is -  <em>Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts.</em></p><p><br />I don't agree with all the conclusions in the book, but the description of the psychology behind certain strange behaviors is nonetheless both interesting and compelling.  Here's a description of the book from Amazon:</p><p>"Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell?</p><p>Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, <em>Mistakes Were Made (But Not by</em> Me<em>)</em> offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception—how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it."</p> A fascinating book along similar lines is -  Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts.

I don’t agree with all the conclusions in the book, but the description of the psychology behind certain strange behaviors is nonetheless both interesting and compelling.  Here’s a description of the book from Amazon:

“Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell?

Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception—how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it.”

]]> By: James http://philcooke.com/destructive_people/#comment-9761 James Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/destructive_people#comment-9761 <p>Is there any chance that he is on the right path and everyone else has accepted the status quo. What happened to the person before, was he following the herd or taking a different approach?</p> Is there any chance that he is on the right path and everyone else has accepted the status quo. What happened to the person before, was he following the herd or taking a different approach?

]]> By: Chad Bresson http://philcooke.com/destructive_people/#comment-9762 Chad Bresson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://philcooke.vintom.com/destructive_people#comment-9762 Al Davis stuck with JaMarcus Russell wayyyyy too long even though the evidence that it would never work was incontrovertible. :-) Al Davis stuck with JaMarcus Russell wayyyyy too long even though the evidence that it would never work was incontrovertible. :-)

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