How not to lose your mind in unreasonable times

This book is about wisdom and stupidity. On reason and irrationality. About false ideas, illusions and prejudices we have about the world, other people and ourselves.

The world has changed more since we were born than at any time in history. And the transformation is not stopping. Twenty-first century technology is hurtling forward at rocket speed, and we are riding the digital horse into the unknown, fooling ourselves that we have the reins firmly in our hands…

So far we are lucky, we have not yet wiped ourselves off the face of the earth. But to continue to survive as a species, we face a fundamental challenge – to confront your irrationality. Among the most important skills that we cannot do without are the ability to handle information well, to think critically and not to lose our minds.

However, in order for the thinking itself to be of any use, we need to start dealing with the opposite pole – because stupidity. Much has been written about wisdom, but sadly little has been written about stupidity, which influences us to a greater than small degree.

And that's what this book is all about.


„ Only two things are infinite – the universe and human stupidity. I'm not so sure about the first one, though. “
Albert Einstein