We frequently condemn certain behaviors in others while engaging in similar behaviors ourselves, a phenomenon known as hypocrisy.
"We are often quick to spot hypocrisy in others but are blind to our own hypocrisy."
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Being an ambivert person, I am too much fond of reading, and always eager to learn.
"The Elephant in the Brain" provides valuable insights into human behavior, shedding light on the often-hidden forces that drive our decisions and interactions. It encourages readers to look beneath the surface and question their own motivations and the motives of others in various aspects of life.
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A possible reason is that when people are the actors in the situation, they are blind to their own actions.
When they are observers, they can easily spot the behaviors of other people.
Expectations sound logical when things are in our own hands, but expecting others to behave in a certain way will not automatically make it so. And when our expectations are not lived up to by others, we feel shocked and resentful.
These resentments become premedit...
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