Your mind is lying to you

Your mind is a master of excuses. It convinces you that you absolutely need another pair of shoes, that other people are to blame for your failures, and that starting to exercise will definitely be much easier… next Monday.

Alexandra Reinwarth explores, with humour and disarming honesty, all those minor and major lies we tell ourselves every single day. She shows why we let ourselves be influenced by first impressions, authority figures, and prejudices, why we look for evidence to support what we already believe, and why we flatter ourselves that our decisions are guided by reason.

In reality, our heads are often run by an inner clown: impulsive, touchy, lazy, and incredibly persuasive. We listen to him much more willingly than to reason, who, like a gentleman in an elegant suit, tries to restrain us and keep our feet on the ground.

A book packed with psychological insights, apt examples, and situations in which you recognise yourself all too easily. Because the sooner you catch your clown in the act, the less chance he has of making decisions for you.