You Are Mostly Defending Yourself

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You Are Mostly Defending Yourself

Bias, Validation, Empathy, and the Machinery of Self-Deception

A blunt, psychologically sharp book for readers willing to question their own opinions, biases, identity, and need for validation, and to see how self-deception often disguises itself as truth, clarity, or morality.

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Contents

  1. 01 Prologue 3 min read · 5 min listen
  2. 02 Chapter 1: Opinion 8 min read · 11 min listen
  3. 03 Chapter 2: The Bias and Prejudice 10 min read · 15 min listen
  4. 04 Chapter 3: Identity 10 min read · 15 min listen
  5. 05 Chapter 4: Validation 11 min read · 17 min listen
  6. 06 Chapter 5: Media and Perception 15 min read · 22 min listen
  7. 07 Chapter 6: Righteousness 11 min read · 16 min listen
  8. 08 Chapter 7: Empathy 12 min read · 16 min listen
  9. 09 Chapter 8: So What? Am I Self-Aware Now? 13 min read · 19 min listen
  10. 10 Chapter 9: Help Me Please.. 11 min read · 17 min listen
  11. 11 Conclusion 4 min read · 6 min listen

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