903: Dan Ariely | Why Rational People Believe Irrational Things

903: Dan Ariely | Why Rational People Believe Irrational Things

What makes rational people believe irrational things? For that matter, how do we know we're the ones being rational? Misbelief author Dan Ariely explains!

What We Discuss with Dan Ariely:
  • Why some of our family and friends we once considered rational have succumbed to "misbelief" — they doubt widely confirmed facts and wholeheartedly buy into bizarre conspiracy theories that wouldn't pass muster in an elementary school science fair.
  • Why misbelief has a universal appeal to human beings on both sides of the political divide, and how understanding the psychology behind it helps us diminish its impact.
  • How misbelief campaigns are often ignited by people who operate in bad faith for power, fame, and money, but the majority of people who fall for their grift (and spread it) are victims who require empathy, not judgment, to break free.
  • Dan shares the psychological toll of receiving death threats from conspiracy theorists who believe he's part of some sinister global cabal intent on decimating the human population.
  • How cultivating resilience works as a "vaccine" — appropriately enough — to misbelief in ourselves and others.
  • And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/903

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