Published: 01 Aug 2018 › Updated: 01 Aug 2018
The Conman's Magic Trick
The real confidence game feeds on the desire for magic, exploiting our endless taste for an existence that is more extraordinary and somehow more meaningful.
But when we’re falling for a con, we aren’t actively seeking deception—or at least we don’t think we are.
As long as the desire for magic, for a reality that is somehow greater than our everyday existence, remains, the confidence game will thrive.
'The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time' by Maria Konnikova
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143109871
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