The Hypocrisy Trap: How Changing What We Criticize Can Improve Our Lives - Couverture rigide

Hallsworth, Michael

 
9780262050944: The Hypocrisy Trap: How Changing What We Criticize Can Improve Our Lives
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ISBN 10 : 0262050943 ISBN 13 : 9780262050944
Editeur : The MIT Press, 2025

Synopsis

How our desire to stamp out hypocrisy is backfiring—and how learning to target our criticisms better can improve our politics, business, and personal relationships.

Finalist, 2025 Foreword INDIES Awards, Self-Help (Adult Nonfiction) Category
Shortlisted, Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists Book Award
Longlisted, Non-Obvious Book Awards 2025

In our increasingly distrusting and polarized nations, accusations of hypocrisy are everywhere. But the strange truth is that our attempts to stamp out hypocrisy often backfire, creating what Michael Hallsworth calls The Hypocrisy Trap. In this groundbreaking book, he shows how our relentless drive to expose inconsistency between words and deeds can actually breed more hypocrisy or, worse, cynicism that corrodes democracy itself.

Through engaging stories and original research, Hallsworth shows that not all hypocrisy is equal. While some forms genuinely destroy trust and create harm, others reflect the inevitable compromises of human nature and complex societies. The Hypocrisy Trap offers practical solutions: ways to increase our own consistency, navigate accusations wisely, and change how we judge others’ actions. Hallsworth shows vividly that we can improve our politics, businesses, and personal relationships if we rethink hypocrisy—soon.

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À propos de l?auteur

Michael Hallsworth is a leading figure in applying behavioral science to real-world challenges. For the last 20 years he has been an official and an advisor for governments around the world. The coauthor of the book Behavioral Insights, he built a 250-person consultancy business and has held positions at Princeton University, Columbia University, Imperial College London, and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Éditeur
The MIT Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0262050943
ISBN 13 
9780262050944
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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