Best for: People wondering how on earth everyone else can have such misconstrued ideas (hint: you do too!). In a nutshell: Author Duffy explores areas in which people tend to vastly over- or underestimate facts, and why that might be. Worth quoting: “Our misperceptions can provide clues to what we’re most worried about – and where we’re not as worries as we should be.” Why I chose it: I’ve known that I — and others — will often overestimate how bad things are, or underestimate […]