Distorted | The Psychology of Gaslighting, the Power of Story, and the Practice of Clarity
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Edité par Katapult Press, 2026
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Distorted | The Psychology of Gaslighting, the Power of Story, and the Practice of Clarity | Jim Detjen | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Katapult Press | EAN 9798993261430 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.
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- Titre
- Distorted | The Psychology of Gaslighting, the Power of Story, and the Practice of Clarity
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- Jim Detjen
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- Katapult Press
- Année de publication
- 2026
- État de l'article
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- anglais
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- 9798993261430
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What happens when narrative becomes more persuasive than memory?
In Distorted: The Psychology of Gaslighting, the Power of Story, and the Practice of Clarity, Jim Detjen explores how institutions, media systems, culture, technology, and language shape human perception in an age of accelerating informational pressure.
Blending psychology, history, philosophy, media analysis, and cultural observation, Distorted examines the mechanics of gaslighting and poetic truth—not simply as deception, but as systems of interpretation powerful enough to reshape memory, identity, trust, and public reality itself.
- Why do emotionally compelling narratives often overpower direct observation?
- Why do institutions change language faster than people can process it?
- Why does disagreement increasingly feel like disorientation?
Across politics, media, education, technology, economics, medicine, culture, family, and AI, Detjen traces the subtle choreography of distortion: denial, reframing, euphemism, emotional manipulation, narrative compression, and the erosion of confidence in one’s own perception.
But Distorted is not simply a critique of modern culture.
It is an inquiry into discernment.
A framework for maintaining clarity, orientation, and intellectual independence in environments shaped by acceleration, spectacle, emotional pressure, and institutional instability.
At its core, Distorted asks a deeper question:
How do individuals remain psychologically grounded when reality itself becomes contested terrain?
Part cultural analysis, part philosophical inquiry, and part field guide for the Information Age, Distorted challenges readers not merely to consume narratives—but to examine the systems, incentives, language, and frames shaping them.
Because the difference is rarely the event itself.
It is the frame around it.
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À propos de l’auteur
Jim Detjen is the founder of The M Institute(TM), an institution dedicated to strengthening human discernment through disciplined inquiry. He is also the founder of One Point Six Research and creator and host of Think First, the Institute's public inquiry platform, where he explores the forces that shape perception, judgment, and public understanding in an age of accelerating technological and informational change.
Jim began his career in the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), where he served in an environment defined by discipline, precision, and trust. Participating in presidential ceremonies and national military events, he developed an appreciation for institutions, responsibility, and enduring principles that continue to shape his work today.
For more than twenty-five years, Jim has advised organizations, educational institutions, nonprofit leaders, and executive teams on strategy, organizational development, communication, and long-term institutional growth. His work has spanned business, education, athletics, technology, and public life while remaining centered on a single question: How do thoughtful people perceive reality accurately enough to exercise sound judgment?
He is the author of Distorted: The Psychology of Gaslighting, the Power of Story, and the Practice of Clarity, a book examining how narrative, persuasion, technology, and institutional systems shape human perception-and how discernment can help people perceive reality more accurately than appearances suggest.
Today, Jim's work is focused on building The M Institute through publishing, public inquiry, research, intellectual property, and Fellowship.
His work is guided by one foundational belief: better societies begin with better discernment.
He and his wife, Reina, live in Utah and are the parents of three children.
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