The Misleading Mind

“Once we understand how the mind misleads us, we are better placed to choose not the easy path but the right one.”

What if the greatest obstacle to making good decisions isn’t a lack of information, but your own mind?

We like to believe we are rational.
• We weigh the facts.
• Consider our options carefully.
• Act in our best interest.

Yet our minds often lead us astray, shaped by biases, habits, and social pressures.

From Kodak and Nokia to Theranos, WeWork and Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines, The Misleading Mind explores how intelligent people can ignore obvious warning signs and fail in their endeavours. With the help of his extensive research, author Arindam Lahiri reveals the invisible forces within our mind that distort our judgment and explains why we repeatedly fall into the same traps. He also shows us how to recognize these patterns before they influence
our choices.