Collective Illusions
by Todd Rose
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Feb 2026 on Mick Unplugged.
The general take
Mick Hunt found Collective Illusions helpful for understanding how people form beliefs and make decisions, appreciating that it gave him a deeper framework rather than just validating what he already thought. He seemed enthusiastic enough about it to offer copies to listeners who reached out to him.
About
Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research, an acclaimed author demonstrates how so much of our thinking is informed by false assumptions—making us dangerously mistrustful as a society and needlessly unhappy as individuals. “Move over, truthiness: Todd Rose is here with science and stories to help us rethink our questionable assumptions and abandon our inaccurate beliefs.” ―Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife The desire to fit in is one of the most powerful, least understood forces in society. Todd Rose believes that as human beings, we continually act against our own best interests because our brains misunderstand what others believe. A complicated set of illusions driven by conformity bias distorts how we see the world around us.
Who said what
Mick Hunt👍 Recommends
…discussing collective illusions theory and how misaligned beliefs distort societal decisions
“And then I got introduced to this book called Collective Illusion. And I sat there and said, not that it validated my thoughts on beliefs, excuses and decisions. But it gave me a deeper way to look at how we do those exact things... the first 20 that message me, that message me collective, I've gotten covered. I'm going to get you out of here on my rapid fire, quick five questions... Amazon is everything, right? It's, I was just told it's been a funny thing because the book came out, it's been a few years now, but it sort of now has provided answers to some of the things we've been listening, the way social media distorts what kids think, like some of the problems, everything from, you know, a lot of the problems in the world.”
Mick Unplugged — Jaggedness Principle: Rethinking Talent & Success from Todd Roseat 18:34
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