Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things,Madeleine L. Van He

Blind SpotsWhy Smart People Do Dumb Things\nAuthor(s): Madeleine L. Van Hecke\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Prometheus Books, United States\nImprint: Prometheus Books\nISBN-13: 9781591025092, 978-1591025092\nSynopsis\nA woman planning a dinner party calls a gourmet caterer and learns that \""Chateaubriand\"" can be ordered. To which she responds, \""No, thanks. We're going to take care of the wine ourselves.\"" The dead silence at the end of the phone is her first clue that something is amiss. A CEO attempts to put an end to complaints from employees about the demeaning behavior of certain managers by berating the managers before the staff thus reinforcing the very behavior he's trying to correct. \n\nWe often criticize such incidents with remarks like \""How dumb!\"" or \""What was he thinking?\"" But psychologist Madeleine L. Van Hecke argues that much of what we label stupidity can better be explained as blind spots. Just as the blind spot in the driver's side mirror can swallow up a pa.