Gorillas Everywhere

InvisibleGorillaTHE INVISIBLE GORILLA: AND OTHER WAYS OUR INTUITION DECEIVES US
Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons
First published 2010

If you’re the kind of person who tends to think you’re always right, then this is the book for you. The Invisible Gorilla takes us bit by bit through faulty processes within the mind. Think in terms of optical illusions, but instead of our perception of an object being distorted, it’s our perception of everyday experience that gets twisted through the activity of being interpreted into thought.

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