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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: We fool ourselves by viewing others’ needs as lesser, leading us to treat them like mere objects.
Chapter 3: Self-deception means we continually seek justifications for a worldview that inflates others’ faults and even our own virtues.
Chapter 4: You do not have to act badly toward others to be self-deceived; simply having truly negative feelings toward them suffices.
Chapter 5: The urge to self-justify our distorted worldview is ineffective and ultimately even destructive.
Chapter 6: Self-deception is contagious, strengthened further by the self-deception of others.
Chapter 7: When we prevent ourselves from doing what we truly intended to do for someone else, we betray ourselves.
Chapter 8: We feel compelled to justify our self-betrayal, leading us into self-deception and negative feelings toward others.
Chapter 9: We can remain outside the box of self-deception by consistently always acting on our instinct to help others.
Chapter 10: Freeing ourselves from self-betrayal and self-deception improves our professional and personal lives.
Description
This book will show you how and why most people are in a state of self-deception where they view their needs as more important than those of people around them. It demonstrates the negative impact this self-deception has on our lives, but also shows a way out of this state, benefiting both our private and professional lives.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who wants his or her company to have a more positive and effective working attitude
- Anyone who wants to learn how to become an inspiring leader
- Anyone who feels they sometimes mistreat people who are important to them