{"product_id":"odinbclg-the-self-delusion-9781541602298","title":"The Self Delusion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e–bestselling author reveals how the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, are critical to our lives  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe all know we tell stories about ourselves. But as psychiatrist and neuroscientist Gregory Berns argues in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Self Delusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we don’t just tell stories; we \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the stories. Our self-identities are fleeting phenomena, continually reborn as our conscious minds receive, filter, or act on incoming information from the world and our memories.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on new research in neuroscience, social science, and psychiatry, Berns shows how our stories and our self-identities are temporary and therefore ever changing. Berns shows how we can embrace the delusion of a singular self to make our lives better, offering a plan not centered on what we think will be best for us, but predicated on minimizing regrets. Enlightening, empowering, and surprising, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Self Delusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shows us how to be the protagonist of the stories we want to tell. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43068501393614,"sku":"9781541602298","price":49.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781541602298_a.png?v=1750155314","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.live\/products\/odinbclg-the-self-delusion-9781541602298","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}