About the book: 2023 / After reading this book, you will never be able to trust your brain 100%. One of the most famous experiments in the world showed that we do not notice the whole world around us and overestimate our powers of observation. Each of us is convinced: he will see what lies right in front of his nose, will be able to accurately remember events that are important to him and understand any issue, even if there is no special knowledge. Our intuition fails us without us noticing. “The Invisible Gorilla” is a book about six everyday illusions that have a significant impact on our lives. These distorted beliefs are not only wrong, but dangerous. With this book, you will discover how to recognize and protect yourself from illusions of attention, memory, knowledge, cause and effect, and overconfidence in things we think we understand. You'll also learn what drunk driving and talking on the phone while driving have in common, why people remember the same event differently, and how to reduce the number of accidents..