A review by manjala
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell

3.0

This book was different from what I expected. I would describe this as a collection of personal essays, woven together as a sort of "encyclopedia of human biases".

It felt very personal and intimate, while also actually teaching me about biases I wasn't clearly aware of before, and helped me pay more attention to the ones I do act on at times.

I think I can recommend this book to anyone looking for a combination of psychological knowledge (although surface level) and personal essays/biographical stories.