Strangers, Lies, and the Instinct Trap
Malcolm Gladwell – Talking to Strangers
What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know — Why we way too often misread them, trust liars, doubt the honest, and how come misunderstanding strangers ts so daunting.
This book explores why it's so hard for us, as humans, to judge unfamiliar people — to tell whether they’re telling the truth or hiding something, kind or dangerous, and to understand the situations we find ourselves in with them.
It’s full of great examples and real stories.
The book is available on Amazon, but I listened to it as audio — narrated by the author himself. What makes the audiobook special is that when he quotes witnesses or people involved, most of them speak in their own voices. So if you can, go for the original audiobook — it’s the best version.
I try to alternate between three kinds of books: fiction, popular science, and self-development. This one falls into the last category.
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