Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Third Edition

As promised, gives insight into the mental processes that make it so hard to admit having made a mistake, and that often persuade people to double-down when a mistake has been made, to justify rather than confess culpability. I could wish that less of the book had been focused on darker subject matter than expected (there's political scandal and family therapy, not much on private business, but also wrongful imprisonment, assault, abuse, murder and torture cases) but as in most psychology books that hope to reach a broad audience, dramatic examples are  employed. I can appreciate the authors wanted to back the concepts introduced by a wealth of evidence, but it does start to feel like they've got a few key concepts (self-justification, cognitive diss nance , bias, the pyramid), and then move through hundreds of pages indicating examples of where those came into play, and the few hopeful instances where people acknowledged the mistake, stopped the downward momentum.  I think if you're in therapy, law enforcement or politics in the U.S. there are chapters in here that should be required reading. To a lesser extent, the concepts introduced are broadly applicable and worth keeping in mind. Unsurprisingly, being mindful of your decision-making, your biases, and being willing to admit your mistakes are useful things for all humans to practice. Would I recommend the average person pick this up and read it? No. It's too long, it risks putting off the reader before they get the full message the authors hoped to provide.  If you'd like a terrible flashback with a sprinkle optimism, you can just check out the last chapter added for this edition, about Trump's presidency. 🤦🏼‍♂️
⚠️🚩It would appear Carol Tavris has made some headlines for anti-trans statements, so now I REALLY don't recommend you read this.🤢