Episode · The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2022-09-22
Books mentioned on 728: Maria Konnikova | The Confidence Game
Maria Konnikova (@mkonnikova) shows us how we can defend ourselves against would-be con artists and use the same principles for more benign purposes in her book The Confidence Game. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!
Jordan Harbinger discussed The confidence game by Maria Konnikova and Mastermind by Maria Konnikova. Maria Konnikova recommended The Big Con by David Maurer and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The confidence game
The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova explores the psychology of con artists and why intelligent people repeatedly fall for scams and manipulation.
Discussed“I've read part of the new book, which is excellent.”
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Mastermind
Mastermind by Maria Konnikova explores the cognitive strategies of Sherlock Holmes to teach readers how to think more clearly, make better decisions, and sharpen their powers of observation.
Discussed“Now, I think talking about your first book, which is Mastermind, How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, which is actually, it sounds super fascinating.”
Where to get it
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The Big Con
The Big Con by David Maurer is a classic sociological and historical study detailing the techniques, language, and culture of confidence men and professional grifters.
Recommended“One of my favorite quotes, and this comes from what a con artist once told David Moore, who wrote this amazing book about cons many, many years ago called The Big Con.”
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