The Psychology of Stupidity Audiobook By Jean-Francois Marmion - editor, Liesl Schillinger cover art

The Psychology of Stupidity

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

The Psychology of Stupidity

By: Jean-Francois Marmion - editor, Liesl Schillinger
Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Allyson Ryan, Mark Deakins
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $18.00

Buy for $18.00

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

"We need books like this one." (Steven Pinker)

At last, stupidity explained! And by some of the world's smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James, and Ryan Holiday.

And so I proclaim, o idiots of every stripe and morons of all kinds, this is your moment of glory: this book speaks only to you. But you will not recognize yourselves....

Stupidity is all around us, from the coworker who won't stop hitting "reply all" to the former high-school classmate posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. But in order to vanquish it, we must first understand it. In The Psychology of Stupidity, some of the world's leading psychologists and thinkers - including a Nobel Prize winner and best-selling authors - will show you:

  • Why smart people sometimes believe in utter nonsense;
  • How our lazy brains cause us to make the wrong decisions;
  • Why trying to debate fools is a trap;
  • How media manipulation and internet overstimulation make us dumber;
  • Why the stupidest people don't think they're stupid.

Their wisdom and wit are a balm for our aggrieved souls and a beacon of hope in a world of morons.

©2020 Jean-Francois Marmion (P)2020 Penguin Audio Consciousness & Thought Personal Development Personal Success Philosophy Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
All stars
Most relevant  
I'm disappointed, the author has a lot of troubles to wrap his sections. I was expecting something of better quality, but it is okay overall.

not so instructive

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Written from a viewpoint of French superiority it essentially espouses that everything and everyone is stupid. Don’t waste your money here, or you may prove the author right.

Complete waste of time

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Awful....not sure what I was expecting, but it was worse than that. feel free to call me stupid!

Yes, I'm stupid for using a credit for this book!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The book is a compilation of interviews and pieces of other books. It lacks originality, isn’t true to the title, and is incoherent.

A waste of time

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Put it down after the political bias came rolling through - overall pretentious and not very engaging unfortunately. Narrator was good however

meh

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
If you don’t think you’re somewhat stupid after reading this book read it again. This is a clever take on human behavior and reading it can only help in navigating relationships, our own stubborn views and business . Entertaining and informative.

Nothing I would’ve expected

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.