The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions and How to Make Better Ones<\/em> explores the surprising gap between intelligence and wise thinking. Journalist and science writer David Robson draws on psychology, neuroscience, and real\u2011world examples to reveal how cognitive biases, overconfidence, and narrow expertise can lead even highly intelligent people astray.<\/p> The book explains why traditional measures of intelligence (like IQ) don\u2019t guarantee good decision\u2011making and how smart individuals often fall into reasoning errors such as confirmation bias, groupthink, and overanalyzing. Robson offers practical strategies to improve thinking\u2014including how to embrace uncertainty, question assumptions, consider alternatives, and build better mental habits. The Intelligence Trap<\/em> is both enlightening and accessible, giving readers tools to understand their own thinking and make smarter choices in life, work, and relationships. David Robson is a British science journalist and author known for writing about psychology, human behavior, and the brain. His work appears in major publications like BBC Future<\/em>, The Atlantic<\/em>, and Nature<\/em>, where he explains complex scientific ideas in engaging, relatable ways. Robson combines rigorous research with compelling storytelling to help readers better understand how the mind works\u2014and how to think more clearly.<\/p>\t\t\n
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The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions and How to Make Better Ones explores the surprising gap between intelligence and wise thinking. Journalist and science writer David Robson draws on psychology, neuroscience, and real‑world examples to reveal how cognitive biases, overconfidence, and narrow expertise can lead even highly intelligent people astray.
The book explains why traditional measures of intelligence (like IQ) don’t guarantee good decision‑making and how smart individuals often fall into reasoning errors such as confirmation bias, groupthink, and overanalyzing. Robson offers practical strategies to improve thinking—including how to embrace uncertainty, question assumptions, consider alternatives, and build better mental habits. The Intelligence Trap is both enlightening and accessible, giving readers tools to understand their own thinking and make smarter choices in life, work, and relationships.
David Robson is a British science journalist and author known for writing about psychology, human behavior, and the brain. His work appears in major publications like BBC Future, The Atlantic, and Nature, where he explains complex scientific ideas in engaging, relatable ways. Robson combines rigorous research with compelling storytelling to help readers better understand how the mind works—and how to think more clearly.