Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)

This book by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Diary of a CEO. The people who vouched for it on air: Robert Greene. It comes up in conversations about focus & dopamine, relationships. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Two distinguished psychologists look at the role of self-justification in human life, explaining how and why we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility and restore our belief in our intelligence, moral rectitude, and correctness; assess the potential repercussions of such a course of action; and reveal how it can be overcome.

• “there's a great book I can't remember what the writer's name was mistakes were made but not by me I recommend that book highly”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I recommend that book highly”
  Robert Greene · The Diary of a CEO · Feb 202501:42:27

  Said during "We Are Making Dangerous, Lonely & Broken Men! - Manipulation Expert, Robert Greene! 48 Laws Of Power". The episode features Robert Greene: Author of bestselling books on power and human psychology, including The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature. One of the most influential modern writers on strategy and manipulation. Robert Greene unpacks power, envy, loneliness and the crisis facing modern men, while reflecting on the stroke that changed his life.