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FOOL PROOF
How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Our Selves and the Social Order—and What We Can Do About It
The fear of playing the fool is a universal psychological phenomenon and an underappreciated driver of human behavior; in the spirit of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink and Susan Cain’s Quiet, Fool Proof tracks the implications of the sucker construct from personal choices to cultural conflict, ultimately charting an unexpected and empowering path forward.
“Smart, beautifully written, and grounded in science, Fool Proof explains how our aversion to being duped can make us the biggest suckers of all time. This book is a gem. Trust me. Would I lie to you?"
—Daniel Gilbert
Professor, Harvard University; author of New York Times bestseller Stumbling on Happiness; host of the award-winning PBS television series This Emotional Life.